Gateway Tunnel Work to Stop Next Week If White House Holds Funding
Workers at a construction site for the Gateway Program Hudson Tunnel Project in New York on Oct. 3.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergConstruction on a new $16 billion rail tunnel project connecting New Jersey and Manhattan will stop as soon as next week unless the federal government unlocks funds tied to the development.
Work on the massive infrastructure project under the Hudson River — called Gateway — will be halted by Feb. 6 if the US Department of Transportation fails to release the dollars, according to Tom Prendergast, chief executive officer of the Gateway Development Commission.