NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Trump Administration Tells Judge It Will Release Gateway Funding
Payments for the $16 billion rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey had been suspended for more than four months.
Payments for the $16 billion rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey had been suspended for more than four months.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit's decision means the Trump administration will have to release the funds for now, but the court is expected to issue another ruling after hearing oral arguments in the case later this month.
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas had ordered the funding for a $16 billion tunnel project restored last week, but on Monday granted a temporary stay after the federal government appealed her decision.
The Gateway Development Commission said that if the federal government continued to withhold funding for a rail link under the Hudson River, it would have to stop construction this week.