Poll: Should the State Dig Deep to Help Pay for New Hudson River Rail Tunnels? NJ Spotlight | October 23, 2014 | Polling Will the new tunnels to Midtown Manhattan be good for New Jersey or just a reason to raise gas taxes? COMMENTS assets1309051031.pngNew Jersey’s share of the construction costs of the new rail tunnels that would run under the Hudson River to New York’s Penn Station is likely to be $4 billion or more. Subscribe to NJ Spotlight Newsletters Today's Spotlight Weekly Editor's Picks SUBSCRIBE