Overview
- Work on the $16 billion Hudson River tunnel stalled after federal reimbursements were frozen, and $30 million was released Friday under a court order.
- The judge requested an update on the remaining $205,275,358 still on hold since the fall, with a status due Tuesday afternoon.
- President Trump denounced Gateway on Monday as a costly “boondoggle” and declared the federal government would not cover any cost overruns.
- Trump said others proposed renaming Penn Station to “TRUMP STATION,” contradicting earlier reporting and a statement by his press secretary that he floated the idea.
- Two U.S. Department of Transportation attorneys joined a recent virtual court hearing as litigation proceeds and critics question the project’s design and capacity, including disputes over a proposed Penn South expansion.