"President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday evening that he would "terminate" federal funding for the Gateway Project, which aims to build the first new set of Hudson River train tunnels in over a century. If he gets his way, he'll leave a new mark on the region in the form of a pair of unfinished holes on either side of the river - one in North Bergen, another on Manhattan's West Side - along with three other active construction sites that would be abandoned."
"Federal transportation officials under former President Joe Biden committed to paying for $6.8 billion of the project's $16 billion cost - which includes repairs to the existing 115-year-old Hudson River tunnels. It's the single largest federal grant for a mass transit project in American history. Sen. Chuck Schumer, the leading Senate Democrat, has lobbied for the Gateway money since the Obama administration. But now Trump appears to be using it as a bargaining chip in the ongoing federal government shutdown."
President Trump announced intent to terminate federal funding for the Gateway Project, which would halt construction on new Hudson River rail tunnels and several active sites. The project totals about $16 billion, with federal officials under the Biden administration previously committing $6.8 billion toward the cost, including repairs to 115-year-old existing tunnels. The grant represented the largest federal mass-transit award in U.S. history. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has long lobbied for the funding and condemned the move as politically motivated, warning that commuters in New York and New Jersey would be seriously harmed. Budget director actions tied the dispute to contracting equity rules.
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