The review of the NY Penn station seen with the pressure of Biden’s infrastructure

Commuters and passengers entering and exiting New York’s Pennsylvania Station could have more stairs and escalators, expansive corridors, raised ceilings and strong natural light as they rush to catch trains and the subway.

This is the vision for transforming Penn Station into a 21st century transportation hub, which officials detailed Wednesday at a Metropolitan Transportation Authority meeting. The rebuilt station, called the Complex Station, will serve 830,000 daily users in 2038, from 600,000 before the pandemic, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration.

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Pennsylvania Station in New York.

Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg

The transportation center will serve the Gateway project, which U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said prioritizes because significance for the national economy. It will double rail capacity between New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan by building a new tunnel under the Hudson River and rehabilitating an existing tube.

Penn’s transformation plan comes as President Joe Biden calls on Congress to consider a $ 2 trillion infrastructure package that includes money for transportation needs across the United States.

“Penn Station speaks so strongly about the climate goals and equity goals that the Biden administration has so strongly proposed,” MTA Development Director Janno Lieber said Wednesday at the agency’s monthly board meeting.

Penn Station currently serves Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and the MTA and Long Island Railroad subway system. The MTA plans to expand the Metro-North rail service, which connects the city to its northern suburban communities, to Penn Station.

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Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg

The renderings show a new Penn station unrecognizable from the current installation, with double corridors compared to the current width, high ceilings, much higher natural light and extended entrances. Increasing the number of stairs, escalators and elevators will greatly improve the way passengers travel throughout the station, Lieber said.

“The Empire Station complex is a transformative project that will support and deliver the much-delayed Gateway vision for the entire East Coast and enhance the passenger experience in North America’s busiest transportation hub,” Cuomo said in a statement.

Officials will now consider two different alternatives for the station, a single-level design or a two-level construction.

Cuomo and officials from the MTA, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak and representatives from Congress in New York plan to work to secure funding for the Gateway program and for the reconstruction and expansion of Penn Station.

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