The federal government was handed a permanent injunction against freezing funds for the project in July, and has since restored more than $200 million in promised assistance. A separate legal dispute over contracting rules remains ongoing.

22 Sep 2026 | 03:50

The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a ruling forcing it to disburse funds to the Gateway Project, surrendering its fight to put a stop to tunnel construction that would connect commuter railroads from Penn Station to Newark, NJ.

The news was first reported on by the New Jersey Monitor,...