"We determined it was a drilling contractor who drilled about a 2.5 inch hole through the cast iron liner [of the tunnel]," Cathy Sheridan, President of MTA Bridges and Tunnels said at the press conference.
"We don't know when we will be open. We hope it will be within hours and not days," she said.
Video of the massive leak showed cars driving through the tunnel as water cascaded down from square openings.
A drilling contractor accidentally punched a hole in the roof of the Queens Midtown Tunnel Wednesday afternoon, causing potential flooding and major traffic delays.
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