Work on Gateway project to resume after federal funds released

The commission that oversees the massive project to build new Hudson River rail tunnels said Wednesday it has received the federal funding it has been owed.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 544

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Work on the Gateway project to build new rail tunnels under the Hudson River will resume next week after the Trump administration released the roughly $200 million in federal funding owed to the commission overseeing construction.

The restored funding comes nearly a week after a federal appeals court declined to overturn a lower court’s ruling that the funding freeze was likely illegal and that payments must resume.

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