Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC's Penn Station

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City’s busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city’s mass transit agency, the transportation chief said Thursday.

State and city officials have sought for years to remake the country’s busiest rail hub, which is beleaguered by problems ranging from aging tracks to dreary commuter passageways.

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said his agency could deliver a world-class Penn Station by working with Amtrak, the federally chartered railroad company that owns the midtown Manhattan hub. Duffy said he was withdrawing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as lead for the reconstruction project.

“New York City deserves a Penn Station that reflects America’s greatness and is safe and clean. The MTA’s history of inefficiency, waste, and mismanagement also meant that a new approach is needed,” Duffy said in a prepared release.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-penn-station-trump-reconstruction-b381ea736cee9021a6e7487f1f2d6067

Don't know if that's good or bad. The Trumpers are trying to cancel a lot of transit projects. Just wonder if they can do a better job than the MTA.