New York Tunnel Project Expects to Receive Frozen US Funding After Court Order

Feb 12 (Reuters) – The commission overseeing the $16 billion Hudson ⁠Tunnel ⁠Project in New York said on ⁠Thursday it expected to soon receive $205 million in frozen federal funding after a ​U.S. appeals court did not undo a lower court order.

The funding freeze forced a halt to construction last week, putting 1,000 ‌workers out of work.

U.S. District Judge ‌Jeannette Vargas last week issued a preliminary injunction that required the federal government to release funds for a project ⁠to overhaul ⁠critical rail infrastructure in New York and New Jersey that had been frozen ​by President Donald Trump since October 1…

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