The Transportation Department said it expects to kick off the redevelopment of New York City’s Pennsylvania Station by the end of 2027, taking on the challenge of overhauling the underground labyrinth that has discombobulated travelers for decades.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement on Aug. 27, five months after President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to assume the task of fixing the nation’s busiest train station. The federal takeover, he said, will finally put the long-overdue project into full motion.
“We are going to move at the speed of Trump. This is not going to be a 20-, 30-year project,” Duffy said at a press conference. “This is actually about how do we move this more quickly, and more beautifully, through the process, so it’s not your grandkids that are going to enjoy the work that we’re doing now. You all are going to get to enjoy this great project.”…