Talk:Holland Tunnel

What if you can't pay the toll?
First off, tolls are draconian- restricting travel. What happens when you pass through and can't pay the toll?

-G — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.24.152.136 (talk) 05:50, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * If you stop at a collector they call over the cops who point you away. If you just drive through and the cops catch you there's a ticket with your name on it. If you drive through and don't get caught they send you a bill in the mail (all lanes have E-Zpass with cameras to catch evaders). And if you don't pay that then you get fines attached and lead to registration suspension for locals. As far as I know they can't do much if you aren't from NY or NJ. They just take the loss. Although if you come back they could be waiting for you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.195.3.64 (talk) 16:00, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Toll
The article mentions that the 50 cent toll was originally enstated to repay the cost to build the tunnel, which makes sense, but it leaves me completely baffeled as to why the toll persists to this day, and so high (6$). According to the article, 33 million vehicles passed the tunnel in 2005; If we assume this counted return trip twice, then we have about 16 million "NJ to NY" tolled trips, or a total income of about 100 million dollars in 2005. If the tunnel makes $100M every year, and according to the article the total cost to maintain it since it was built was just $500M, then obviously a lot of money is being made. Why? By whom? Is this considered acceptable by NJ commuters (who I guess are the ones who are paying these charges)? I think the article should mention some of these issues. Nyh 09:58, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I found an interesting article about the history of the Holland Tunnel, and its tolls:. Apparently, the original 50 cent toll was indeed supposed to only last until the building costs were repaid, and the toll hasn't changed at all from 1927 to 1975 - half a century! - and remained $1 for a two-way trip - which means, given inflation, that the toll slowly decreased. Today's two-way toll, $12, is actually equivalent (in today's dollars) to the $1 that people paid in 1927, though it looks much more :-) It's just that this money is not going to repay for the Holland Tunnel any more (which was repaid long ago) - it's going into other PANYNJ projects. Which projects? Why? Good questions... 195.110.40.7 (talk) 12:19, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * A lot major roads are said to have tolls "to repay construction costs" but never go away. They make way too much money for the local governments (or PANYNJ in this case) and the upkeep of those places cost a lot as well. I imagine a 90-year-old tunnel under the river requires plenty of maintenance among other services the PANYNJ provides (emergency, toll collection, etc). A big LOL to the $6 dollar complaint since it is $15 in 2018 but as the above stated the toll is basically the same given inflation. The calc I used said that $6 in '07 was half price... what a rip! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.195.3.64 (talk) 16:13, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

It should be noted that the tunnel didn't close so much for security reasons after 9/11, but so that trucks hauling waste could travel without being in traffic.

Cause of Holland's Death
According to the Port Authority's website, "Holland dies suddenly in 1927, of apparent exhaustion, on the eve of the day workers from the New York and New Jersey sides are to meet in the middle (a process called "holing through")."

According to Holland's remaining surviving daughter (who died 17 September 2013), he died of a heart attack on the operating table while undergoing a tonsillectomy (personal communication).

Clifford Holland was born on March 13th 1883 in Somerset, Massachusetts, the only child of Lydia Frances Hood and Edward John Holland. He attended Harvard University in the fall of 1902, received a degree of A.B. in 1905, and S.B in Civil Engineering in 1906. According to an article written about him in 1925, the work and stress of the tunnel project over-taxed him and his strength failed him. His health became poor, which necessitated complete rest. The Harvard Class of '06 25th Anniversary Report states that he died at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, MI of Angina Pectoris. It states he went to the sanitatium "on the advice of his physicians because he seemed to be suffering severely from disordered nerves and an attack of nervous prostration was imminent. Careful diagnosis of his condition and treatment was being given when he died suddenly from angina." According to Clifford Holland's Official Death Certificate, he died on the 27th of October, 1924 in Battle Creek, MI of Angina Pectoris. The Marshall Office has all death records pre-1969. They can be reached at (269)781 0718. Are there any surviving descendants?76.19.191.205 01:02, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, there are many descendants. Holland's four daughters each had 2-4 children. He has many great-great grandchildren.

The Liverpool/Birkenhead tunnel
It is believed that the first of Liverpool's two road tunnels (opened 1934) to the other side of the River Mersey followed the principles of engineering used in the construction of the Holland Tunnel. Certain aspects of the Mersey tunnel are very similar in appearance to the Holland tunnel and uses similar ventilation.

Change of Hudson template
Would anyone mind if I substituted NYC Hudson River crossings with Hudson River crossings? --Chris 19:31, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

TfD nomination of Template:NYC Hudson River crossings
Template:NYC Hudson River crossings has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at Templates for deletion. Thank you. --Chris 16:42, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Judging from the color of the link (brown), I'd say your nomination succeeded. 68.32.48.42 03:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Which Side is Longer?
I have been wondering for ages which state owns most of the Holland Tunnel. I always thought New Jersey owned the most because after crossing the state line into NY it always seems to take a short amount of time to exit the tunnel. (I commute frequently) --Bennyp77 01:38, 5 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, the NJ side of the tubes are longer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.195.3.64 (talk) 15:52, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Trivia
The holland tunnel is also in the XBOX 360 game The Godfather

The Soprano
The intro from the TV series The Sopranos don't start to get out of this tunnel? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Folio (talk • contribs) 03:31, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

St John's Rotary
St john's Rotaryis the name of the circular road at the end of the end of the eastbound tube. Have edited article with references to reflect this. There is no need or room for a lot of history about previous uses of the land, which are better covered in an article about the rotary itself.Djflem (talk) 23:46, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * There is no evidence to support this contention. At Talk:St. John's Park, this editor was asked to provide supporting citations from reliable sources after he moved St. John's Park to "St. John's Rotary".  He has so far provided none, and for this reason the name should not be used here until it can be supported.  I have removed it. BMK (talk) 23:56, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Holland Tunnel Rotary
An editor (BMK (talk)) has twiced removed the following pertinent reference without justification. Why? It soliday explains previous uses of the land of which the rotary is situated Djflem (talk) 01:01, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

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 * I removed the reference, because the sentence it was supporting is inappropriate for an article on the Holland Tunnel, although it would be appropriate for the article St. John's Park. Also, today you moved an article Holland Tunnel Rotary from your user space into main space. I have sent it back there for these reasons:
 * (1) The article substantially duplicates St. John's Park -- without proper accreditation for copyright purposes -- and duplicate articles are not allwed, per [WP:FORKING]].
 * (2) You had previous re-written the St. John's Park article to change its focus to the rotary, and then moved it to "Holland Tunnel Rotary" without discussion. I reverted the move and opened a consensus discussion on the talk page.
 * (3) The consensus that is forming there is that "St. John's Park" is the proper title for the article, and that the rotary was not notable in and of itself to warrant an article
 * (4) Nonetheless you tried to subvert this emerging consensus by forking the article.
 * In addition, you seem to have ownership issues about this subject matter. I suggest you review the ownership page to remind you that you cannot own or control any article, and also WP:CONSENSUS to remind you that following group consensus is how we work here.  If you continue in this pattern of disruptive behavior, I will be bringing it to the attention of an admin. BMK (talk) 01:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * In addition, you seem to have ownership issues about this subject matter. I suggest you review the ownership page to remind you that you cannot own or control any article, and also WP:CONSENSUS to remind you that following group consensus is how we work here.  If you continue in this pattern of disruptive behavior, I will be bringing it to the attention of an admin. BMK (talk) 01:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 * (1) Despite you claims, the reference is completely appropriate for the Holland Tunnel Rotary section of the article
 * (2) The information in the Holland Tunnel Rotary article relies on sources available.
 * (3) As discussion is taking place at the St. John's Park talk page. You have been asked to provide references to back up your claims and you have not done so.
 * (4) You have place a banner on the article which stated article was being substantially edited despite the fact that
 * you yourself cited BRD that it could/should not be substantially edited during a discussion, which is a *clear demonstration of you ownership issues.
 * (5) You were asked on this talk page to discuss the Holland Tunnel Rotary section on this page, and work for a consensus. You have reverted, which is disruptive editing.Djflem (talk) 02:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid every one of your points is invalid, confused or totally inaccurate. BMK (talk) 02:14, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Don't be afraid, just back up your claims per Verifiability Unreferenced material from this section has been removed.Djflem (talk) 02:37, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but you really are clueless. BMK (talk) 02:38, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Restoring the reference which you so conveniently removed. Good luck with your scramble on the St. John's Park. Curious to see what kind weasel you try to use to justify your original research. I expect there'll be liberal use of the many fine references I provided in Holland Tunnel Rotary including this one which clearly the states the park doesn't exist and hasn't for 150 years. . Djflem (talk) 04:02, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You are showing significant WP:IDHT behavior. Let me repeat what I wrote on Talk:St. John's Park: "'''It's clearly not a park, in the sense you're looking for, but it is nonetheless called 'St. John's Park'. Towns can be called 'city' without having any of the normal attributes of a city, streets can be called 'Maple Street' without having any maples on them, apartments can be called 'River View Gardens' without having a view of the river or any gardens, delis can be called 'Gramercy Deli' despite being nowhere near Gramercy, etc. etc. etc.  In general, there's no accounting for names, and there's no requirement that a tract of land which was once a square or park can't continue to carry its previous name even when it no longer functions as a public square or a park - and that's what's happened here.  The land in question is still called 'St. John's Park', just as the Meatpacking District will continue to be called that well after the last meat packer in the area has closed down.  It's a name." Ok, let me summarize for you:
 * (1) No, it's not a park
 * (2) It was a park
 * (3) Despite no longer being a park, the land is still called "St. John's Park" -- it's a  name .
 * (4) Which is all pretty irrelevant because the article isn't about an uninteresting non-notable cluster of highway exits, it's about the history of the land that "rotary" sits on, which was known as "St. John's Park".
 * Do you get it? It's the name of what the article is focused on.  I know that you desperately want to have the article focus on your precious exit rotary, but that's just not going to happen, because an exit rotary is boring, uninteresting, unencyclopedic, pedestrian and completely non-notable.  (Maybe if Jimmy Hoffa was buried in the pavement somewhere, but otherwise it's just a chunk of highway not worth a tinker's cuss.) BMK (talk) 05:54, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Vent Tower image
Extensive coverage of ventilation system in article justifies showing two different towers. If one image is chosen should be contemporary image that also accents fact that Holland Tunnel is River crossing.Hudconja (talk) 12:35, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I've combined both images. BMK (talk) 20:16, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

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What is this supposed to mean?
In the History section, at the end of the third paragraph is the sentence: "Promotional materials compared the diameter and capacity of the proposed tunnel with the smaller-diameter railroad tunnels."

It seems like a total non-sequitor, just exactly what does this mean and what is it attempting to say, and why is it there? Would these be Holland's promotional materials? Just what kind of materials are these, brochures? And it is without citation, there is no reference supporting this statement, even if it did make sense.

Would the editor please either re-write this sentence to have a relevant English language meaning in context, or else eliminate it from the paragraph? Thank you. 2601:342:0:E3D0:687A:10FE:3726:ED3B (talk) 20:13, 23 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Surprised this image isn't in the commons... https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/02/28/nyregion/28TUNNEL2/28TUNNEL2-superJumbo.jpg or check out https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/nyregion/books-explore-architecture-and-atmosphere-of-new-york.html But I see why the sentence may seem weird or out of place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.195.3.64 (talk) 15:50, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Inadequate description
The description section gives the depth of the tunnel below the MHW (mean high water) level just fine, but it fails to say at any point how deep into he silt the tunnel lies. Even an approximate measurement would be appreciated here. Is the tunnel covered by 10 feet of silt or by 200 feet of silt? How deep under the river bottom is the top of the tunnel? How deep are dredges allowed to dredge over the tunnel? If a ship with a deep draft were to plow up the bottom, at what point would the tunnel encounter trouble? This information should generally be available and should be known to those who maintain the river and tunnel and should be included in this article. Please include this serious omission. Thank you. 2601:342:0:E3D0:687A:10FE:3726:ED3B (talk) 20:23, 23 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Not sure why you think it's so important but... According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River the river is 30' deep along this stretch but other Googled sources say 32'. And let's say the roadway is 15' below the top of the tunnel, so 93 - 32 - 15 = 46' of silt sitting above the tunnel. And if you are worried about a ship somehow hitting it, the 32' depth alone keeps large ships at bay. Even if the tunnel was completely uncovered it would sit 78' below the water. Only the largest ships in the world would be at risk of collision. Newer/larger container ships have drafts of 50' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_ship) and the largest cruise ships are only 30' below the water. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.195.3.64 (talk) 15:38, 10 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I came to the same conclusion as IP user 73.195.3.64, using the same google sources. I do also agree that this is not a "serious" omission. There is at least 20 feet of silt between the river bed and the tunnels, even if the river is 60 feet deep (which is the case for the East River). This information is not interesting to the general public, hence it is not that serious of an issue, but if there is a source that states the depth of the river at this point, then feel free to add it. epicgenius (talk) 02:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Hudson River or Est River?
The article says "The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River"

But in the map ( File:Holland Tunnel.svg ) the red-highlighted section is at East River. --87.15.151.110 (talk) 21:16, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure you've got that wrong and that Manhattan is on the right in that map. DonIago (talk) 02:06, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Decompression sickness
The article says "The rate of decompression rate for sandhogs working on the Hudson River Tunnel..." Should this be "The rate of decompression sickness" or "The decompression sickness rate" or something similar? I couldn't see the link to the NYT article [Ref. 127] to confirm what exactly was being referenced.