"The $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project would replace a 116-year-old train tunnel that serves 200,000 commuters between New York and New Jersey each weekday. The two tubes, which carries Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains, are crumbling after a century-plus of use and severe damage from 2012's Superstorm Sandy. New York and New Jersey Attorneys General Letitia James and Jennifer Davenport, respectively, filed the states' Feb. 3 lawsuit"
"The feds paused the funding in October, at the beginning of the last government shutdown, over the project allegedly being out of compliance with its revised diversity, equity, and inclusion rules. New York Attorney General Letitia JamesPhoto by Isabella Gallo The suit echoed project officials' concerns that a work stoppage would result in immediate job losses, ballooning project costs, and prolong the use of deteriorating train tubes in danger of shutting down."
The Trump administration froze $18 billion in funding for New York area transportation projects, including the Gateway Tunnel effort. States of New York and New Jersey filed a federal lawsuit seeking immediate release of the withheld funds to prevent construction from halting. The Gateway project is a $16 billion plan to replace a 116-year-old rail tunnel that serves 200,000 weekday commuters and that was damaged during Superstorm Sandy. Officials warn a funding pause will cause immediate job losses, increase project costs, and prolong reliance on deteriorating train tubes. The funding was paused amid alleged noncompliance with revised DEI rules.
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