The Trump administration on Friday released $30 million of $205 million in frozen federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project in New York after New York and New Jersey sued to challenge the decision.
The two states had sought an emergency hearing after raising concerns the U.S. Department of Transportation was not committing to release the funds.
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to undo a lower court order requiring the funding, which had been frozen in October and forced the project to halt construction last week.
The Gateway Development Commission said it received the initial $30 million “and expect to receive the full $205 million in reimbursement funds. Construction remains paused for now, and we are working with our contractors to plan how to deploy these funds in the most effective way and get workers back on the job to resume some construction as soon as possible.”
Judge Jeannette Vargas last week ordered the federal government to release funds for the project to overhaul critical rail infrastructure in New York and New Jersey, which had been frozen by Republican President Donald Trump since October 1.