WASHINGTON – Federal transportation officials have freed up an additional $77 million in previously frozen funding for the massive $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday.
The funding release follows legal action taken by New York and New Jersey after the U.S. Department of Transportation withheld $205 million designated for the tunnel project starting October 1st. Combined with $30 million released last Friday, federal officials have now provided $107 million of the disputed funds.
Despite the partial funding restoration, work on the major infrastructure project remains at a standstill. The Gateway Development Commission, the agency managing the tunnel construction, stated Tuesday they are actively working to “get workers back on the job to resume some construction as soon as possible.”
