The Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for withholding nearly $60 million from a major New York City subway project. The Manhattan subway project is designed to shorten commutes for more than 100,000 daily riders, and the current portion will extend the Q subway line 1.76 miles into East Harlem and Harlem and add three new subway stations. The lawsuit also noted that during last fall's shutdown, USDOT also suspended $1.2 billion in funding earmarked for the Chicago Transit Authority subway extension. Last week, a federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration must keep making payments ​on the $16 billion New York Hudson Tunnel after USDOT also suspended payments to that project, following a suit from New York and New Jersey. The Hudson Tunnel Project aims to build a new commuter rail tunnel connecting Manhattan and New Jersey and repair a century-old tunnel used by more than 200,000 travelers and 425 trains daily.

Source: The Telegraph March 17, 2026 16:34 UTC