"The administration put a hold on the funding in September, citing the government shutdown. The White House budget director, Russ Vought, said on the social platform X at the time that officials believed the spending was based on unconstitutional diversity, equity and inclusion principles, and the U.S. Department of Transportation said it was reviewing any "unconstitutional practices.""
"The construction project calls for building a new rail tunnel under the river to carry Amtrak and area transit trains between New Jersey and New York City, as well as repairing an existing, 116-year-old rail tunnel that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012."
""Allowing this project to stop would put one of the country's most heavily used transit corridors at risk," James said in a statement Tuesday evening. "Our tunnels are already under strain, and losing this project could be disastrous for commuters, workers, and our regional economy.""
New York and New Jersey filed suit against the Trump administration over a suspension of $16 billion in federal funding for a new Hudson River rail tunnel. The funding hold began in September, with the White House budget director raising concerns about spending tied to diversity, equity and inclusion and the Department of Transportation reviewing alleged unconstitutional practices. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to declare the suspension unlawful and order payments to resume so construction can continue without interruption. A similar suit was filed by the Gateway Development Commission. The project began in 2023 and is funded by the 2021 infrastructure law; it includes a new tunnel and repairs to a 116-year-old tunnel damaged by Superstorm Sandy and faces potential work stoppage as early as Friday.
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