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New Jersey and New York’s "Access to the Region’s Core" project will create tens of thousands of new jobs and boost the region's economy, according to a recent economic study. But for commuters, the project also will double passenger-rail capacity between the two states.

New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plan to build a double-tracked Trans-Hudson Express (THE) Tunnel beneath the Hudson River — the second commuter-rail tunnel between the states. The agencies also plan to construct a station adjacent to New York’s Penn Station and add new track along the Northeast Corridor.

The agencies currently are conducting a draft environmental study, which is scheduled to be complete in summer.