Feds drop appeal that sought to block funding for Gateway tunnel project

The Trump administration dropped a bid to revive a funding freeze that a federal judge found "flagrantly" violated law.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 253

Last Updated: 3 hours, 39 minutes ago

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The federal government dropped an appeal that attempted to again block federal funding for the Gateway tunnel and other infrastructure projects in the region just weeks after asking a federal court to overturn a lower decision that found the funding freeze flagrantly violated law.

In a mandate issued by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, court clerk Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe said New York, New Jersey, and the federal government agreed to dismiss

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