US EditionTrump administration appeals ruling on releasing New York City tunnel funds
Trump administration appealed to keep $16 billion Gateway Tunnel funds frozen, delaying construction and layoffs of nearly 1,000 workers, amid a proposal to rename major transit landmarks.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas issued a preliminary injunction requiring the federal government to release funds for the Hudson Tunnel Project after warnings construction would halt without funding.
- Punchbowl News and ABC's Jonathan Karl reported on Friday that Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer he would unfreeze billions if Schumer renamed New York's Penn Station and Washington Dulles Airport after him.
- On Sunday, ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Rep. Mike Lawler about the reported renaming-for-funds offer, and Lawler defended the project as critical and cited past renamings, saying `At the end of the day, I could care less what the name of a building is, or a critical infrastructure project is`.
- The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal on Sunday, while the Gateway Development Commission said `As soon as funds are released, we will work quickly to restart site operations and get our workers back on the job` after Judge Vargas's Friday order.
- The Gateway Project is intended to build a new commuter rail tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey and repair a century-old tunnel used by more than 200,000 travelers and 425 trains daily, with nearly $2 billion spent so far.
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Judge gives Trump administration more time to unfreeze billions in funding for NY tunnel project
The Trump administration will need to unfreeze more than $16 billion earmarked for a major New York infrastructure project by Thursday unless a federal appeals court allows the government to continue withholding the funds, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Transportation Department to Suspend Hudson Tunnel Project Funding
A federal judge on Feb. 9 temporarily allowed the Trump administration to reinstate its four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project that will connect rail lines between New York and New Jersey. The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project involves building a new tunnel and railroad infrastructure for passenger rail trains under the Hudson River while rehabilitation efforts take place on the existing tunnel. The new tunnel wil…
Gateway Tunnel work stalls as funding freeze heads back to court
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Workers rallied at a Gateway Tunnel job site Monday as more court filings hit the docket. Most construction is paused at three major sites on Manhattan’s West Side, in the Hudson River, and along Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, New Jersey. A federal judge has set Thursday at 5 p.m. as [...]
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