"The latest litigation, filed in the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, said that since the government last year announced it was suspending funding for a project to extend the Second Avenue subway line, the U.S. Department of Transportation has withheld over $58.6 million - "with more to become due soon.""
"The project is supposed to cost $7.7 billion, with the federal government paying around $3.4 billion of that, the suit says. Without the federal funds, the state agency has had to divert money from elsewhere, but if the suspension continues, the work will eventually come to "a screeching halt," the suit argues."
"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," she said in a statement."
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the Court of Federal Claims, alleging breach of contract over the withholding of nearly $60 million in federal funding for the Second Avenue subway line extension. The $7.7 billion project, with the federal government committed to contributing $3.4 billion, faces suspension of funds announced last year. The MTA claims the funding suspension forces diversion of resources from other projects and threatens to halt construction entirely. This lawsuit represents the latest in ongoing disputes between federal and state officials over transportation infrastructure funding in New York and New Jersey, including Penn Station reconstruction and a new rail tunnel between the states.
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