Funds for Gateway Tunnel Set to Resume Today: New York Brief

Feb. 17, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC

Gateway Tunnel Funds to Resume Today

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A judge said federal funds withheld from the $16 billion Gateway tunnel under the Hudson River should resume today, ending a government freeze that led to a work shutdown for one of the biggest US infrastructure projects, Michelle Kaske and Bob Van Voris report.

“We are now in a world where the suspension is lifted and the payments are going through the process they usually go through,” US District Judge Jeannette Vargas said during a court hearing Friday. She said it was incumbent on the government to make sure the Department of Transportation and ...

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