BUS TERMINAL REPLACEMENT AND LINCOLN TUNNEL 4TH TUBE

You can't locate a new bus terminal without locating the 4th tube of the Lincoln Tunnel first. This video examines the likely original plan for a 4th tube that was foreseen in the last century, and describes one scenario for building a 4th tube now. For further information and speculation on local and regional passenger transportation with an emphasis on rail, visit: https://www.rail-nyc-access.com/

00:50 Intro
05:55 Missed Opportunities for Acquisition
08:55 World's Most Sumptuous Tunnel Approach
09:27 Examining Conditions at Tube No. 2
18:00 Examining Conditions at Tube No. 1
20:30 The Fourth Tube as Earlier Foreseen
23:10 Jersey Toll Plaza
26:25 Need to Widen Approach in NJ for a Fourth Tube
30:00 Tunnel Administration and Garage: Stonework
31:40 Wall Moved to Build the 3rd Tube: to be Moved Again?
33:20 Stonework: Old versus New Administration Buildings
35:50 Suggested Fourth Tube Alignment
37:18 Suggested Tunnel and Portal Elevations
39:30 A New Plaza in Manhattan and Connections to it
44:10 Flood Protection
46:07 Tunnels Extending North in Manhattan
49:20 Discussion of the Current Drawing
50:52 Expanded Bus Terminal Overview
51.55 What We Don't Want - a Now-Deleted Leg of the Mercy Tunnel
54:45 More Discussion on the Drawing
57:25 Property Issues and Some Solutions
101:55 Buses-Only Junction
104:38 Conclusion