US EditionLawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration to Restore Gateway Tunnel Project Funding
The Gateway Development Commission seeks $4.38 billion in withheld federal grants to prevent halting construction on the $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel project, risking 1,000 jobs.
- On Tuesday, New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration in federal court in Manhattan over a $16 billion freeze for the Hudson River rail tunnel, seeking immediate payment resumption.
- The Trump administration froze the funds in September during the government shutdown, with White House budget director Russ Vought saying officials questioned DEI-linked spending and DOT said it was reviewing practices.
- The project calls for building a new rail tunnel under the river and repairing a 116-year-old tunnel damaged by Superstorm Sandy, funded by the 2021 federal infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden, with work begun in 2023.
- About 70,000 New Jersey commuters and 1,000 jobs are at immediate risk if the project stops this Friday, with Amtrak warning of up to a 75% rail traffic cut into NYC.
- Amid the legal fight, the Gateway Development Commission filed Monday, and Hochul warned `Trump's revenge tour on New York threatens to derail one of the most vital infrastructure projects this nation has built in generations, putting thousands of union jobs and billions of dollars in economic benefits in jeopardy and threatening the commutes of 200,000 riders`.
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Feds must bring Gateway to heel: Boondoggle Hudson tunnel breaks U.S. law
The bistate Gateway Development Commission is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation to release frozen funds for the boondoggle Hudson River passenger rail tunnel, a $16 billion misuse of federal money, before the special U.S. Court of Federal Claims in D.C. DOT should be the one lodging the complaint that the tunnel, as currently designed and funded, is a wasteful extravagance that does exactly zero to improve and expand service and explic…
Trump admin sued by New York, New Jersey over Hudson River tunnel funding freeze: ‘See you in court’
New York and New Jersey are suing the Trump admin over the freeze in federal funding for the Hudson River rail tunnel project, warning the move could halt construction, cost jobs and disrupt service.
NY, NJ warn of transit chaos if federal Hudson Tunnel funds remain frozen
New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between the two states, seeking a quick ruling because construction that has been underway could be forced to shut down as early as Friday.The administration put a hold on the funding in September, citing the government shutdown. The White House budget director, Russ Vought, said on the social …
New York, New Jersey Sue Trump Administration over Tunnel Funding Halt
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 - New York and New Jersey late on Tuesday sued the Trump administration seeking an emergency court order to force the restoration of funding for the massive $16 billion Hudson River tunnel before construction is set to halt on Friday.
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