The redevelopment of Penn Station finally pulled out of the station with the announcement of a timeline for the project that promises to start construction in 2027.
Andy Byford, the former president of the New York City Transit Authority better known as New York City’s “Train Daddy,” and who is now heading the redevelopment of the station for Amtrak, which owns the transit hub, on Wednesday appeared alongside U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to unveil the new timeline for the redesign project. Solicitations for a “master developer” on the project will begin in October and conclude in May 2026. Preliminary design and environmental work will follow, with construction slated to start in 2027.
Duffy also announced that $43 million in federal grants would immediately kickstart proj