NY-NJ Tunnel Project Sues US Over Federal Funding Freeze (2)

The public commission building the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration over a federal funding freeze that could halt work on one of the nation’s biggest infrastructure projects.

Gateway would provide a new route under the Hudson River for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit and must be completed before the existing tube — more than 100 years old and corroded by saltwater — can be refurbished. Project officials say they’ll stop construction Feb. 6 unless funding is restored, and officials in both states have urged the administration to unleash the money. ...