Fight over Gateway project funding escalates as deadline nears

Democratic officials, pointing to Donald Trump’s own statements, say the Gateway project funding freeze is driven by politics and must be reversed.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,028

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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New Jersey officials escalated attacks over frozen federal funding for the Gateway tunnel project, arguing the Trump administration’s shifting explanations for blocking congressionally approved dollars belie President Donald Trump’s partisan aims.

The $16 billion infrastructure project to build new rail tunnels under the Hudson River is owed more than $205 million in federal reimbursements since Trump paused funding in October, and officials have warned that work on Gateway will stop Friday when …

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