Current Proposal
In January 2008, this idea re-entered public discussion when developer Vincent Polimeni proposed building a privately financed, tolled tunnel between Oyster Bay, Long Island and Rye, Westchester County, featuring two tubes carrying three lanes of traffic each and a third tube for maintenance and emergency access. The route would connect Route 135 (Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway) on Long Island to Interstate 287 in Westchester County. It would cost $10 billion and would not be completed until at least 2025. The proposed tunnel would be 16 to 18 miles (29 km) long, making it the world's longest highway tunnel, longer than the Lærdalstunnelen in Norway. A hearing on this proposal was held in Syosset on January 24, 2008.
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