Trump administration releases funds for New York-New Jersey tunnel project

Money clears path for work on Gateway project increasing number of tunnels linking New York City and New Jersey

The Trump administration transferred the balance of federal funds it owed to the Gateway rail tunnel initiative on Wednesday, along with additional money beyond the original amount, clearing the path for work on the project to restart as early as next week.

Once finished, the project will increase the number of rail tunnels linking New York City and New Jersey, as well as repair a century-old tunnel that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which is used by more than 200,000 travelers and 425 trains daily.