Deteriorating Hudson River Tunnels | 360° Video | NBC 4 I-Team

From the perch of an Acela train engineer's chair, Amtrak spokesman Craig Schulz points out the crumbling concrete plaguing the Hudson River train tunnel. It's hard to see the damage as the locomotive whizzes by, but still photography shows the deterioration.
During Superstorm Sandy, portions of the tunnel’s bench walls were submerged by corrosive salt water. Ever since, chunks of concrete have been crackling off - sometimes landing on the tracks themselves.
"That’s why we call this the most urgent project in the country," Schulz said, referring to a $13 billion plan to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River. "This is an area where 10 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product is created."
Because it is impossible to know how long the 108-year-old tunnel walls can last before a catastrophic failure, New York and New Jersey lawmakers have joined Amtrak, imploring the Trump administration to greenlight the new tunnel.
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