All $205 million in federal funds for the Gateway rail tunnel construction program that had been frozen by the Trump administration has been released.

President Donald Trump asserted that the federal government will not be responsible for any cost overruns associated with the $16 billion tunnel project.

Work on the “Gateway Tunnel” megaproject will resume next week, and workers who have been laid off since February 6 are now being notified to return to their jobs. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement that the federal government released the remaining $98 million in back funds for “Gateway,

President Donald Trump called the Gateway Tunnel project a boondoggle, a charge that was immediately refuted by Gov. Mike Sherrill.

Federal officials told a judge Friday that funds for the Gateway project have resumed but may take days to flow to the commission overseeing construction.

President Donald Trump is putting more pressure on Democrats over the Gateway Tunnel expansion and renovation of the Northeast Corridor rail line between Newark, New Jersey, and New York City. “I am opposed to the future boondoggle known as ‘Gateway,

Federal officials made a second $77 million payment of the $205 million they froze in October and were ordered by a judge to release earlier this month. Gateway Development Commission officials confirmed the second payment Tuesday,

During a court conference on Friday, lawyers representing the Department of Transit said that the funds are being approved but will likely take through the holiday weekend to reach the states.