Police Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday called on the Port Authority to share information regarding the vulnerability of the PATH tunnels to a terrorist attack.
Though the authority yesterday dismissed a leaked internal study that reportedly shows the tunnels would flood within minutes in the event of a bombing, officials said they will provide police the information.
“I believe the PATH trains are safe, but the New York City Police Department wants to look at that report,” Kelly said.
Both the MTA and the Port Authority have analyzed the weaknesses of their transit systems to attacks, including tunnel hardening, officials said.
“The Port Authority has spent more than $2.5 billion, with little federal assistance, since 9/11 to better secure our facilities,” a spokesman said. “We are never satisfied and will always look for ways to upgrade security.”
A bomb detonated on a train in the middle of an underwater tunnel would have to be massive to blow open the tube, experts said.