"The funding freeze caused a work stoppage that lasted from Feb. 6 until Feb. 25, after the funds were completely restored. One thousand laborers were laid off and GDC had to shut down its five active work sites during that time."
"U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Richard Hertling ruled Thursday that, thanks to the states' suit seeking to lift the feds' funding freeze for the project, the case brought by GDC to recoup the $205 million it was supposed to receive between October and February was now moot."
"Federal funding for the $16 billion project, which will replace a 116-year-old two-tube rail tunnel that moves hundreds of commuter trains between New York and New Jersey each day, has been caught up in the courts since last month."
The Gateway Development Corporation sued the federal Department of Transportation to recover $205 million in withheld funding for the Hudson River Gateway Tunnel project, a $16 billion infrastructure initiative replacing a 116-year-old rail tunnel. The funding freeze, which lasted from February 6 to February 25, forced a work stoppage affecting 1,000 laborers and shut down five active work sites. U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Richard Hertling ruled that while the federal government breached its contract with GDC, the case became moot after a separate ruling by another judge compelled the government to restore funding. GDC received the full $205 million it sought, making further judicial relief unnecessary.
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