N.Y. Bridges and Tunnels New York/New Jersey 47/31 § 2: No title

§ 2. In furtherance of the aforesaid policy, and in partial

effectuation of the comprehensive plan heretofore adopted by the two

said states for the development of the said port of New York district,

the control, operation, tolls and other revenues of the vehicular

tunnel, known as the Holland tunnel, under the Hudson river between the

city of Jersey City and the city of New York, shall be vested in the

port authority as hereinafter provided; and the port authority is hereby

authorized and empowered to construct, own, maintain and operate an

interstate vehicular crossing under the Hudson river to consist of three

tubes (hereinafter called the Midtown Hudson tunnel), together with such

approaches thereto and connections with highways as the port authority

may deem necessary or desirable.

The port authority shall from time to time make studies, surveys and

investigations to determine the necessity and practicability of

vehicular bridges and tunnels over or under interstate waters within the

said port of New York district, in addition to the said Midtown Hudson

tunnel and Holland tunnel and to the George Washington bridge, Goethals

bridge, Outerbridge Crossing and Bayonne bridge, and report to the

governors and legislatures of the two states thereon. The port authority

shall not proceed with the construction of any such additional vehicular

bridges and tunnels over or under said interstate waters until hereafter

expressly authorized by the two said states, but the second deck of the

George Washington bridge shall be considered an addition and improvement

to the said bridge and not such an additional vehicular bridge, and the

port authority's power and authorization to construct, own, maintain and

operate said second deck for highway vehicular or rail rapid transit

traffic or both is hereby acknowledged and confirmed.

Except as may be agreed upon between the port authority and the

municipality in which they shall be located, the approaches to the

George Washington bridge hereafter constructed on the New York side

shall be located as follows: between Amsterdam avenue and Pinehurst

avenue, the approaches shall be located between west One hundred

seventy-eighth street and west One hundred seventy-ninth street; between

Pinehurst avenue and Cabrini boulevard, the approaches shall be between

west One hundred seventy-eighth street and west One hundred eightieth

street; between Cabrini boulevard and Haven avenue, the approaches shall

be between west One hundred seventy-seventh street and the line parallel

to the northerly side of west One hundred eightieth street and one

hundred twenty-five feet north of the building line on the north side

thereof; between Haven avenue and Service street north of the George

Washington bridge, the approaches shall be between the bridge and an

extension of the building line on the northerly side of west One hundred

eightieth street. Except as so limited, the port authority may

effectuate such approaches, connections, highway extensions or highway

improvements as it shall deem necessary or desirable in relation to the

George Washington bridge, located in or extending across the counties in

which such bridge is located, and, in its discretion, may do so by

agreement with any other public agency; such agreement may provide for

the construction, ownership, maintenance or operation of such

approaches, connections or highway extensions or highway improvements by

such other public agency.