Gateway Tunnel funding dispute escalates as New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill calls on Trump to restore $16 billion for rail project, warning of job losses.
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Recently sworn-in New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has called on President Donald Trump to immediately restore funding for the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project, a major rail infrastructure effort under the Hudson River that will link New Jersey to New York City.
Sherrill, a Democrat, said that the president’s refusal to fund the Gateway Tunnel project is an "illegal attack on New Jersey" that also shows a "reckless disregard" for the state’s economy and the livelihoods of working families.
"If the president does not restore funding to this project, which I helped secure while serving in Congress, he will single-handedly kill nearly 100,000 jobs and $20 billion in economic activity," Sherrill said in a statement...
Construction on the Gateway Tunnel project to connect New Jersey to Penn Station in New York City.
Workers at a construction site for the Gateway Program’s Hudson Tunnel Project in New York City. The White House has frozen billions in infrastructure funding, including money for the Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway, amid the ongoing budget impasse.