Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General said this week that planning and oversight problems in the initial stages of Amtrak’s development of Moynihan Train Hall in New York City have led to $72.8 million in cost increases.
The OIG reports said completion of the project could be extended beyond its late 2020 target date.
The work is converting the James A. Farley Post Office building into a transportation center located adjacent to Penn Station.
The project cost has been put at $1.6 million and Amtrak’s initial $106 million share has increased by 69%, according to the OIG report.
The report faulted Amtrak for its failure to include into its projections such elements as design costs, construction management, and information technology.
OIG said in a news release that the problems “are another example of a longstanding pattern of program management challenges the OIG has reported on extensively.”
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