New York, New Jersey Expect US to Unfreeze Tunnel Funding

The attorneys general for New York and New Jersey said they expect the Trump administration to restore federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel under the Hudson River after a deadline passed for an appeals court to block a judge’s order to release the money.

Last week, US District Judge Jeannette Vargas put her order on hold until 5 p.m. Thursday to allow the administration time to secure an emergency stay from an appeals court. That deadline has passed without the court intervening, except to agree to consider the government’s request at a hearing no sooner than Feb. 23.