Christie: Subway to Secaucus a “better idea”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who last month cancelled construction on the Hudson River commuter rail tunnel to New York City because of potential cost overruns, said yesterday that he would consider putting state funds toward Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed alternative: a No. 7 subway line extension to Secaucus. According to the Associated Press, Christie said Bloomberg’s plan was “a much better idea” than the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) tunnel because it would be cheaper and would have access to New York State and New York City financing. When Christie scrapped the ARC project, he also forfeited $3 billion in approved federal financing that the city is reportedly lobbying to redirect toward the No. 7 extension project. [AP via NYT]