Federal judge reverses Trump’s freeze on $16bn for NY-NJ tunnel project
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A federal judge in New York reversed the Trump administration's freeze on $16 billion in funds for the Gateway Project, a rail tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey. The project aims to build a new tunnel under the Hudson River and repair an existing, damaged century-old tunnel used by hundreds of trains daily. The states of New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration, alleging the freeze was political retribution after the administration withheld $205 million in reimbursements. The judge's temporary ruling stated the states were likely to succeed in their claim that the freeze was arbitrary and violated policy change procedures. The Trump administration reportedly wanted travel landmarks named after the former president in exchange for releasing the funds, though he denied proposing this.
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