The mile-long East River Mountain Tunnel on Interstate 77 opened on Dec. 20, 1974 after five years, four months and 13 days of work. ... News. Today's news; US; Politics; World; Tech.

The mile-long East River Mountain Tunnel on Interstate 77 opened on Dec. 20, 1974, after five years, four months and 13 days of work. The total project cost – including design, ...

(WSET) — On Dec. 20, 1974, around 500 people gathered in the freezing cold at I-77 East River Mountain Tunnel to celebrate the opening of the tunnel and a transportation milestone for the region.

On December 20, 1974, approximately 500 people gathered in the frigid cold to celebrate the opening of I-77 East River Mountain tunnel, marking a transportation milestone for the region.

The three-year East River Tunnel repair project is set to begin Friday night. CBS New York. ... 540-acre fire evacuates Calif. mountain town, shuts down Highway 395.

Although the LIRR is losing one tunnel under the East River, it will still have one more than it did it just a few years ago, thanks to the completion of the MTA’s $11 billion East Side Access ...

It’s off the rails. Amtrak will push back the start of its three-year East River Tunnel closures by two weeks after Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other pols blasted the shutdown as ...

THE EAST RIVER TUNNEL. Share full article. June 1, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 1, 1901, Page 8 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

Beginning Friday, Penn Station commuters will have to make do with one fewer tunnel across the East River for at least the next 2 ½ years, as Amtrak begins its long-delayed effort to repair ...