US EditionNY’s MTA Sues Trump Administration Over Frozen Subway Funds
The MTA alleges a breach of contract after the Trump administration withheld $60 million in federal funds, threatening to halt the $7.7 billion Second Avenue Subway expansion.
- On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Federal Court of Claims to recover roughly $60 million frozen for the Second Avenue Subway extension into East Harlem.
- The pause centers on whether the USDOT reviewed if the project meets a new federal rule banning race- or gender-based requirements, after Vought halted a $3.4 billion grant citing 'unconstitutional DEI principles' in October.
- Without federal funds, the MTA cannot award tunneling contracts or begin excavation at 106th Street, risking delays to a $7.7 billion project serving over 100,000 daily riders.
- The MTA's suit follows a string of successful legal challenges that forced restorations, including a federal appeals court ruling last week and a February federal judge order to resume Gateway/Hudson Tunnel Project payments.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the state was 'forced to sue' after six months of frozen funds, warning the freeze "has put the entire project at risk" for the Second Avenue Subway promised to East Harlem since the 1940s.
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New York transportation authority sues Trump administration over funding pause
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) sued the Trump administration Monday for pausing payments for the long-stalled Second Avenue Subway Project. The complaint alleges that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) failed to reimburse the MTA over $50 million, as required by contract. The MTA and DOT entered into a Full Funding Grant Agreement in 2023, with the DOT pledging to provide over $7 billion for the subway project th…
The U.S. government is said to have withheld nearly $60 million for the construction of new subway stations in New York, which is why the operator is taking action against the government.
MTA sues Trump admin to release $60M in frozen 2nd Avenue Subway funding
New York transit officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, claiming the feds have illegally withheld nearly $60 million in funding for the expansion of the Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem.
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