▁included ▁the ▁approach ▁roads ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁Hudson ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁J oint ▁Study ▁of ▁Ar ter ial ▁Fac ilities ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁ag ency ▁and ▁the ▁Trib or ough ▁Bridge ▁Author ity . ▁The ▁t ube ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 8 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁Express way ▁was ▁first ▁conce ived ▁during ▁the ▁planning ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁tunnel ' s ▁third ▁t ube . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁had ▁had ▁concerns ▁that ▁existing ▁streets ▁could ▁not ▁ade qu ately ▁handle ▁the ▁extra ▁traffic ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁t ube . ▁After ▁fifteen ▁months ▁of ▁neg ot iation , ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁agreed ▁to ▁w iden ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street ▁between ▁ 1 0 th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁ram ps ▁between ▁the ▁tunnel ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Side ▁Highway . ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁Express way ▁between ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁tunnel ▁entrance ▁at ▁ 3 8 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁express way ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁t ube , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 1 1 ▁million . ▁At ▁the ▁highway