NYC Halts 34th Street Busway Project After Trump Funding Threat

Oct. 17, 2025, 5:31 PM UTC

New York City halted work on its plan to redesign 34th Street in Midtown to speed up bus service after the Trump administration ordered the city to pause it.

The Federal Highway Administration gave the New York City Department of Transportation its second notice to pause the project citing concerns such as the absence of plans to accommodate truckers that rely on access to routes, according to a press release Friday.

“I demand you cease and desist all activities to implement the 34th Street busway project immediately,” FHWA Administrator Sean McMaster wrote Thursday in a letter to the city agency. ...

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