WALL – Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) Chief Executive Officer David Rible issued the following statement today regarding the federal government resuming payment of funds for the Gateway Tunnel project:

“It never should have gotten this far. It never should have gotten to a point where hard-working men and women saw their jobs put on the line. But now, at least, we can move on and resume the necessary work of building Gateway. This is the most important infrastructure project of our lifetime and should never be held up by gamesmanship again. I thank Governor Sherrill for fighting for these dollars and want her to know UTCA’s members are ready, willing and able to get Gateway across the finish line.”

About UTCA

UTCA of New Jersey is a non-profit trade association headquartered in Wall, New Jersey. UTCA represents approximately 1,000 member firms in the public and private sectors, active in all phases of heavy, highway, utility, and marine construction, as well as site work including remediation of brownfields and contaminated sites. For more information, log on to http://www.utcanj.org and follow on Twitter @UTCANJ.