▁participation , ▁was ▁cancel led ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁New ▁Jersey ▁governor ▁Chris ▁Christ ie , ▁who ▁c ited ▁potential ▁cost ▁over run s . ▁Am tra k ▁briefly ▁engaged ▁the ▁governor ▁in ▁attempt ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁AR C ▁T unnel ▁and ▁use ▁pre lim inary ▁work ▁done ▁for ▁it , ▁but ▁those ▁negoti ations ▁soon ▁broke ▁down . ▁Am tra k ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁purch asing ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁work . ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Senator ▁Robert ▁Men ende z ▁later ▁said ▁some ▁prepar atory ▁work ▁done ▁for ▁AR C ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁project . ▁Cost s ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁were ▁$ 1 1 7 ▁million ▁for ▁pre lim inary ▁engineering , ▁$ 1 2 6 ▁million ▁for ▁final ▁design , ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁for ▁construction ▁and ▁$ 1 7 8 ▁million ▁real ▁estate ▁property ▁rights ▁($ 2 8 ▁million ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ). ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁$ 1 6 1 ▁million ▁partially ▁ref und able ▁pre - payment ▁of ▁ins urance ▁prem iums ▁was ▁also ▁made . ▁Sub sequently , ▁Am tra k ' s ▁tim et able ▁for ▁beginning ▁its ▁trans - H ud son ▁project ▁was ▁advanced . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁AR C , ▁a ▁project ▁similar ▁in ▁scope , ▁but ▁with ▁differences ▁in ▁design . ▁ ▁Gate way ▁Program ▁and ▁H urr icane ▁Sand y ▁Am tra k ' s ▁plan