Report: Judge orders Trump Unfreezing of More than $16 Billion for Tunnel

VIA Politico:

A federal judge on Friday night ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in funding for the Gateway rail tunnel project, a win for New York and New Jersey.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York said that “plaintiffs have adequately shown that the public interest would be harmed by a delay in a critical infrastructure project.”

GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION STATEMENT ON NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY'S HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT LAWSUIT HEARING

 

GDC is pleased with the court’s decision today. We thank our partners in New York and New Jersey for taking action to help us access the federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project. As soon as funds are released, we will work quickly to restart site operations and get our workers back on the job.

 

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The Gateway Program is the most urgent major infrastructure program in the country – a comprehensive set of rail investments that will improve commuter and intercity services, add needed resiliency, and create new capacity for the busiest section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The NEC is the most heavily used passenger rail line in the country hosting more than 2,200 train movements and 800,000 passenger trips daily.

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