Hudson River Tunnel Work Winds Down as Federal Gateway Funds Stay Frozen
Hudson Yard Casing Section 3, Manhattan Community Board 4, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United StatesGateway Development Commission
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEStated as firm by Gothamist[1] (published 5 Feb 2026): "One of America's largest construction projects began closing up shop on Thursday due to President Donald Trump's order to withhold funding".
The Gateway Development Commission began shutting down its five job sites on the $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel after the Trump administration kept withholding federal grants; a federal judge ordered the money released the next evening.
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