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class="entry-sub-title"><strong>Authored by: </strong>William Gleason</h2> <div class="single-post-meta post-meta clearfix"><span class="date meta-item tie-icon">3 weeks ago</span><div class="tie-alignright"><span class="meta-views meta-item "><span class="tie-icon-fire" aria-hidden="true"></span> 167 </span><span class="meta-reading-time meta-item"><span class="tie-icon-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1 minute read</span> </div></div> </div> </header> <div class="featured-area"><div class="featured-area-inner"><figure class="single-featured-image"><img width="1200" height="600" src="https://tucmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/gatewaywp.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" data-main-img="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://tucmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/gatewaywp.jpg 1200w, https://tucmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/gatewaywp-300x150.jpg 300w, https://tucmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/gatewaywp-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://tucmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/gatewaywp-768x384.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure></div></div> <div class="entry-content entry clearfix"> <p>In 2021, the Underground Construction Association (UCA), formed a committee to identify the top 20 tunneling and underground construction projects that will provide sustainable economic and environmental benefit to the communities in which they are built. The Tunnel Watch List is a forward-looking list of tunnels and underground construction projects that are being considered but have not yet secured funding. The goal of the Tunnel Watch List is to elevate the visibility of these important tunnel project.</p> <p>Gregg Hallet chairs the Tunnel Watch List committee that will publish the 2024 version in the December issue of T&UC. The updated list will include four new projects and removed four others including the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel Project which has finally begun construction after decades of delays.</p> <p>In October, the Gateway Development Commission executed a $3.8 billion Federal-State Partnership Grant agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration, completing the $12 billion federal contribution for the Hudson Tunnel Project, a new two-track tunnel that is expected to be completed in 2035.</p> <p>The Hudson Tunnel Project exemplifies the intentions of the Tunnel Watch List.</p> <p>“The point of the Tunnel Watch list is to have that list so people can see what projects are out there and are in need of funding,” said Hallet “This list will help generate visibility and hopefully we can assist in helping those projects get funding or get public approval that is needed.”</p> <p>All projects are ranked based on five criteria and each project is then scored against those criteria to identify tunnels that will provide the most benefit to society. The rankings help the committee determine the importance of each project to the environment and to the people who live in the area in which it will be built.</p> <p>Among the many benefits tunnels provide are transportation tunnels that can help reduce carbon emissions and water tunnels that provide freshwater or provide for the storage of wastewater for treatment.</p> <p>Projects added to the 2024 list include a number of transit tunnels as well as water, wastewater and energy tunnels.</p> <div class="post-bottom-meta post-bottom-tags post-tags-modern"><div class="post-bottom-meta-title"><span class="tie-icon-tags" aria-hidden="true"></span> Tags</div><span class="tagcloud"><a href="https://tucmagazine.org/tag/environmental/" rel="tag">Environmental</a> <a href="https://tucmagazine.org/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">Sustainability</a> <a href="https://tucmagazine.org/tag/tunnel-watch-list/" rel="tag">Tunnel Watch List</a> <a href="https://tucmagazine.org/tag/uca/" rel="tag">UCA</a> <a href="https://tucmagazine.org/tag/underground-construction-association/" rel="tag">Underground Construction Association</a></span></div> </div> <div id="post-extra-info"> <div class="theiaStickySidebar"> <div class="single-post-meta post-meta clearfix"><span class="date meta-item tie-icon">3 weeks ago</span><div class="tie-alignright"><span class="meta-views meta-item "><span class="tie-icon-fire" aria-hidden="true"></span> 167 </span><span class="meta-reading-time meta-item"><span class="tie-icon-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></span> 1 minute read</span> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <script id="tie-schema-json" type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","dateCreated":"2024-11-04T09:00:00-07:00","datePublished":"2024-11-04T09:00:00-07:00","dateModified":"2024-10-31T10:06:34-06:00","headline":"Important tunnel projects identified by Tunnel Watch List committee","name":"Important tunnel projects identified by Tunnel Watch List committee","keywords":"Environmental,Sustainability,Tunnel Watch List,UCA,Underground Construction Association","url":"https:\/\/tucmagazine.org\/important-tunnel-projects-identified-by-tunnel-watch-list-committee\/","description":"In 2021, the Underground Construction Association (UCA), formed a committee to identify the top 20 tunneling and underground construction projects that will provide sustainable economic and environmen","copyrightYear":"2024","articleSection":"Industry News,Transportation","articleBody":"\nIn 2021, the Underground Construction Association (UCA), formed a committee to identify the top 20 tunneling and underground construction projects that will provide sustainable economic and environmental benefit to the communities in which they are built. The Tunnel Watch List is a forward-looking list of tunnels and underground construction projects that are being considered but have not yet secured funding. The goal of the Tunnel Watch List is to elevate the visibility of these important tunnel project.\n\n\n\nGregg Hallet chairs the Tunnel Watch List committee that will publish the 2024 version in the December issue of T&UC. 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