"Once again, New York has been forced to sue the Trump administration to stop them from erratically shutting off billions of dollars in previously committed infrastructure funding. The funding freeze has put the entire project at risk."
"The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Federal Court of Claims, comes five months after the president's Budget Director Russell Vought announced the White House would stop distributing a $3.4 billion grant for the project. Vought at the time wrote on social media the funding would not flow while the feds reviewed the MTA's practices for issuing contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses."
"The project aims to build three new subway stations along the Q line, extending it from the Upper East Side into East Harlem, ending at 125th Street where the Q would connect with the 4, 5 and 6 trains. It's one of the most expensive subway expansion projects ever on a per-mile basis."
The MTA filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court of Claims against the Trump administration for withholding $3.4 billion in federal funding for the Second Avenue subway expansion project into East Harlem. The White House Budget Director announced the funding freeze in October, citing the need to review the MTA's minority- and women-owned business contracting practices. Although MTA officials confirmed compliance with the review, the funding remained withheld. The $7.7 billion project aims to extend the Q line with three new stations, ending at 125th Street. The funding freeze has prevented the MTA from awarding new tunneling contracts and threatens project completion. Governor Hochul stated the administration's actions have put the entire project at risk.
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