US EditionTrump administration puts on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, Vought says
The funding pause halts a 5.6-mile Red Line extension aimed at cutting commute times by 30 minutes, as officials contest race-based contracting concerns, White House said.
- Russ Vought, the White House budget director, announced that funding of $2.1 billion allocated for infrastructure projects in Chicago will be paused starting October 3, 2025, as part of the Trump administration’s broader funding disputes.
- This withholding follows a similar pause of $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding earlier this week to prevent race-based contracting.
- The Chicago funding hold impacts projects such as the anticipated Red Line train extension and is part of a wider dispute over financing in regions governed by Democrats amid the government shutdown.
- On social media Friday, Vought explained that the administration halted the funds to prevent the allocation of money through contracts based on race.
- These funding holds suggest ongoing federal scrutiny of contract allocations and may delay key urban infrastructure projects in both Chicago and New York.
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Trump Administration Halts $2.1 billion in Chicago Infrastructure Projects Amid Government Shutdown
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OMB chief Russ Vought pauses $2.1B in Chicago metro funding over DEI concerns
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The Trump Administration suspended funding for a major infrastructure project on the Chicago subway (Illinois) after pointing out that federal money could be being used to hire workers for the works based on their race.]]>
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