"Federal funds for the critical Gateway Tunnel rail project remain frozen after U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas on Monday paused her Feb. 6 decision pending the Justice Department's appeal to a higher court issuing the order minutes before the feds would have had to disperse up to $200 million to the project. Vargas had ruled Friday that the Trump administration had to temporarily disperse funds it had withheld from the Gateway rail tunnel project."
"Work on the Gateway Tunnel a $16 billion endeavor to build two new train tubes for Amtrak and NJ Transit service across the Hudson River halted on Friday and will remain paused until the funds are released, officials with the Gateway Development Commission overseeing the project said on Monday. In court filings on Feb. 9, the Trump administration asked Vargas to stay her Friday ruling,"
Federal funds for the Gateway Tunnel project remain frozen after a judge paused a prior order pending the Justice Department's appeal. The pause occurred minutes before up to $200 million would have been dispersed. Work on the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel to add two Hudson River rail tubes for Amtrak and NJ Transit halted on Friday and will remain paused until funds are released. New York and New Jersey attorneys general sued to compel the Department of Transportation to unfreeze funding, citing irreparable harm. The judge granted a brief stay until Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. to allow the Second Circuit to decide. The administration is also withholding $18 billion for other New York-area transportation projects pending contract reviews over DEI requirements.
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