Feds say funding for Gateway project is coming after states sound alarm

Federal officials told a judge Friday that funds for the Gateway project have resumed but may take days to flow to the commission overseeing construction.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 658

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The federal government insisted on Friday that it was moving to restart payments for the stalled Gateway project after state officials raised alarms that no money had been received nearly a day after funding was to resume under a court order.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara Schwartz told District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas during an emergency conference called Friday afternoon that the Department of Transportation had moved to restart payments to the Gateway …

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