Peter Schleifer wrote:   
   > "Peter T. Daniels"  wrote:   
   > >They say all six (4 East, 2 Hudson) will need to be entirely closed down   
   for about a year apiece. If the first four are done in 2015-16-17-18, the   
   Hudson   
   > >ones would need to be done in 2019-20. Would the ARC tunnel have been in   
   > >operation by then?   
   >   
   > ARC was scheduled to open in 2018.  Now the earliest the Gateway   
   > Tunnel could open is 2024, and that's only if Amtrak gets the funding   
   > for it real soon.  Amtrak seems to be hoping the Hudson tunnels can   
   > hold out that long until the repairs.   
   >   
   > Two of the East River tubes did not flood and don't need to be shut   
   > down.   
      
   After the repairs, will the tunnels have emergency hurricane doors or another   
   way to keep water out?  Or will the structures and wiring be resistant to salt   
   water damage?   
      
   If not, isn't it kind of futile to do these decade-long repairs, when the next   
   superstorm could flood them all over again?   
      
   Jimmy   
      
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