Gateway Development Commission
@gatewayprogram.bsky.social
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) is responsible for delivering the most urgent infrastructure project in the nation: the Gateway Program’s Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP).
Learn more at www.gatewayprogram.org.
Learn more at www.gatewayprogram.org.
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Construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project will be suspended today if disbursements of federal funding obligated to the project do not resume.
More information about the impacts of pausing construction and our ongoing efforts to restore funding here: www.gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/u...
More information about the impacts of pausing construction and our ongoing efforts to restore funding here: www.gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/u...
We’ve already put more than $1 billion and countless hours into construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project. We have active construction sites across New York and New Jersey, and we’re ready to start tunnel boring. Funding must be restored now so we can keep building.
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We’ve already put more than $1 billion and countless hours into construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project. We have active construction sites across New York and New Jersey, and we’re ready to start tunnel boring. Funding must be restored now so we can keep building.
Stopping construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project will hurt our regional and national economy. An extended construction pause would put nearly 100,000 total jobs at risk.
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Stopping construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project will hurt our regional and national economy. An extended construction pause would put nearly 100,000 total jobs at risk.
Construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project will be suspended today if disbursements of federal funding obligated to the project do not resume.
More information about the impacts of pausing construction and our ongoing efforts to restore funding here: www.gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/u...
More information about the impacts of pausing construction and our ongoing efforts to restore funding here: www.gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/u...
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project will be suspended today if disbursements of federal funding obligated to the project do not resume.
More information about the impacts of pausing construction and our ongoing efforts to restore funding here: www.gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/u...
More information about the impacts of pausing construction and our ongoing efforts to restore funding here: www.gatewayprogram.org/wp-content/u...
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Trump refusal to release Hudson River tunnel project funds to put 1,000 out of work by weekend
Trump refusal to release Hudson River tunnel project funds to put 1,000 out of work by weekend
White House spokesman Kush Desai claimed the funding freeze was over the fact that Democratic lawmakers had supposedly not been “prioritizing the interests of Americans over illegal aliens.&#…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Trump refusal to release Hudson River tunnel project funds to put 1,000 out of work by weekend
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Workers were shutting down construction at the Gateway Tunnel sites Thursday as Friday's deadline looms to restore federal funding.
As federal funding ends on this major tunnel project, 1,000 construction workers are about to be out of work
Workers were shutting down construction at the Gateway Tunnel sites Thursday as Friday's deadline looms to restore federal funding.
www.nj.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Workers were shutting down construction at the Gateway Tunnel sites Thursday as Friday's deadline looms to restore federal funding.
Nearly 1,000 workers will lose their jobs immediately when construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project pauses tomorrow, and an extended pause will put many more jobs at risk.
Funding must be restored ASAP so these hardworking men and women can get back to work.
Funding must be restored ASAP so these hardworking men and women can get back to work.
February 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Nearly 1,000 workers will lose their jobs immediately when construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project pauses tomorrow, and an extended pause will put many more jobs at risk.
Funding must be restored ASAP so these hardworking men and women can get back to work.
Funding must be restored ASAP so these hardworking men and women can get back to work.
“Superstorm Sandy showed us that at any moment, we could be shut down. And if we’re shut down, we’re screwed.”
Steve Valeira discussed the stakes of stopping construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting last week.
Watch his statement here: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
Steve Valeira discussed the stakes of stopping construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting last week.
Watch his statement here: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“Superstorm Sandy showed us that at any moment, we could be shut down. And if we’re shut down, we’re screwed.”
Steve Valeira discussed the stakes of stopping construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting last week.
Watch his statement here: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
Steve Valeira discussed the stakes of stopping construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting last week.
Watch his statement here: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
“If we don’t work, we don’t get paid, and playing politics does not put food on the table for us.”
Davon Lomax shared how stopping construction will impact the thousands of men and women building the Hudson Tunnel Project.
Watch his statement at our Board Meeting: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
Davon Lomax shared how stopping construction will impact the thousands of men and women building the Hudson Tunnel Project.
Watch his statement at our Board Meeting: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“If we don’t work, we don’t get paid, and playing politics does not put food on the table for us.”
Davon Lomax shared how stopping construction will impact the thousands of men and women building the Hudson Tunnel Project.
Watch his statement at our Board Meeting: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
Davon Lomax shared how stopping construction will impact the thousands of men and women building the Hudson Tunnel Project.
Watch his statement at our Board Meeting: www.youtube.com/live/aUxLY39...
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I visited the Tonnelle Ave project site today where I could see all the tunnel boring machine parts scattered around, collecting snow, waiting to be assembled.
A pause in construction will have huge consequences for this $16B tunnel program.
My story 👇
A pause in construction will have huge consequences for this $16B tunnel program.
My story 👇
As suits try to restore $16B Gateway tunnel project, work winds down
It could cost $20 million a month to wind the Gateway project down and secure the sites. If restored, finding skilled workers again could be hard.
www.northjersey.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I visited the Tonnelle Ave project site today where I could see all the tunnel boring machine parts scattered around, collecting snow, waiting to be assembled.
A pause in construction will have huge consequences for this $16B tunnel program.
My story 👇
A pause in construction will have huge consequences for this $16B tunnel program.
My story 👇
“We’re already 10,000 yards plus of concrete into this job. Why waste it?”
At our Board Meeting, Teamster Raymond Klein highlighted the progress already made by the hundreds of workers who will lose their jobs if funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project isn’t restored.
At our Board Meeting, Teamster Raymond Klein highlighted the progress already made by the hundreds of workers who will lose their jobs if funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project isn’t restored.
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
“We’re already 10,000 yards plus of concrete into this job. Why waste it?”
At our Board Meeting, Teamster Raymond Klein highlighted the progress already made by the hundreds of workers who will lose their jobs if funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project isn’t restored.
At our Board Meeting, Teamster Raymond Klein highlighted the progress already made by the hundreds of workers who will lose their jobs if funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project isn’t restored.
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👷♂️ Today, @weareliuna.bsky.social Local 472 #Laborers poured part of the shaft slurry wall @gatewayprogram.bsky.social in Weehawken, NJ.
Unless Pres. Trump releases the already appropriated funds, Gateway will shut down in 2 days, halting the nation's largest, most critical #infrastructure project.
Unless Pres. Trump releases the already appropriated funds, Gateway will shut down in 2 days, halting the nation's largest, most critical #infrastructure project.
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
👷♂️ Today, @weareliuna.bsky.social Local 472 #Laborers poured part of the shaft slurry wall @gatewayprogram.bsky.social in Weehawken, NJ.
Unless Pres. Trump releases the already appropriated funds, Gateway will shut down in 2 days, halting the nation's largest, most critical #infrastructure project.
Unless Pres. Trump releases the already appropriated funds, Gateway will shut down in 2 days, halting the nation's largest, most critical #infrastructure project.
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🎥 @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 member Mike Hellstrom III on impacts of the Trump not funding @gatewayprogram.bsky.social:
"It puts a pause on everything. I have plans for the future & I can't plan if I don't know if I'm gonna have a job next week.
"We just want to work & build this tunnel."
"It puts a pause on everything. I have plans for the future & I can't plan if I don't know if I'm gonna have a job next week.
"We just want to work & build this tunnel."
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
🎥 @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 member Mike Hellstrom III on impacts of the Trump not funding @gatewayprogram.bsky.social:
"It puts a pause on everything. I have plans for the future & I can't plan if I don't know if I'm gonna have a job next week.
"We just want to work & build this tunnel."
"It puts a pause on everything. I have plans for the future & I can't plan if I don't know if I'm gonna have a job next week.
"We just want to work & build this tunnel."
“I urge everyone involved: Please find a solution to keep this project moving. We’re all depending on you.”
Robert Fawcett spoke out for the workers who will lose their jobs if construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project pauses at our Board Meeting.
Watch his testimony: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
Robert Fawcett spoke out for the workers who will lose their jobs if construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project pauses at our Board Meeting.
Watch his testimony: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
February 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
“I urge everyone involved: Please find a solution to keep this project moving. We’re all depending on you.”
Robert Fawcett spoke out for the workers who will lose their jobs if construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project pauses at our Board Meeting.
Watch his testimony: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
Robert Fawcett spoke out for the workers who will lose their jobs if construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project pauses at our Board Meeting.
Watch his testimony: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
We’re ready to build! The components of the first tunnel boring machine are on site in North Bergen, ready to be assembled in the portal launch box. Federal funding disbursements must resume ASAP so we can start tunneling.
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We’re ready to build! The components of the first tunnel boring machine are on site in North Bergen, ready to be assembled in the portal launch box. Federal funding disbursements must resume ASAP so we can start tunneling.
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New Jersey LCV and @nylcv.bsky.social strongly support the Gateway Tunnel Project, a once-in-a-generation investment in our region’s economy, climate resilience, and public safety. We urge the Trump Administration to fully fund Gateway and stop unnecessary delays.
https://bit.ly/3NMEVux
https://bit.ly/3NMEVux
Joint statement from New Jersey LCV Interim Executive Director, Allison McLeod and New York LCV President, Julie Tighe about the delay in funding for the Gateway Tunnel project.
New Jersey LCV is the statewide political voice for the environment
www.njlcv.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
New Jersey LCV and @nylcv.bsky.social strongly support the Gateway Tunnel Project, a once-in-a-generation investment in our region’s economy, climate resilience, and public safety. We urge the Trump Administration to fully fund Gateway and stop unnecessary delays.
https://bit.ly/3NMEVux
https://bit.ly/3NMEVux
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If the existing Hudson Tunnel fails, we risk completely hobbling a rail connection that "produces 10% of the country's economic output and is used by 200,000 travelers daily."
We need the federal government to release funding for the Gateway Program ASAP
Read more: https://reut.rs/4q7BThO
We need the federal government to release funding for the Gateway Program ASAP
Read more: https://reut.rs/4q7BThO
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
If the existing Hudson Tunnel fails, we risk completely hobbling a rail connection that "produces 10% of the country's economic output and is used by 200,000 travelers daily."
We need the federal government to release funding for the Gateway Program ASAP
Read more: https://reut.rs/4q7BThO
We need the federal government to release funding for the Gateway Program ASAP
Read more: https://reut.rs/4q7BThO
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At the end of the week, commuters saw 45 min delays due to a blocked tunnel.
Things like this prove how vital a second operating tunnel is for our region. We need the Gateway Program.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/nj-to-nyc-trains-delayed-by-45-minutes-due-to-blocked-tunnel
Things like this prove how vital a second operating tunnel is for our region. We need the Gateway Program.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/nj-to-nyc-trains-delayed-by-45-minutes-due-to-blocked-tunnel
NJ to NYC Trains Delayed by 45 Minutes Due to Blocked Tunnel
New Jersey Transit trains are running close to scheduled times ahead of the evening commute on Friday, after a blocked tunnel delayed commuters in and out of New York’s Penn Station.
www.bloomberg.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
At the end of the week, commuters saw 45 min delays due to a blocked tunnel.
Things like this prove how vital a second operating tunnel is for our region. We need the Gateway Program.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/nj-to-nyc-trains-delayed-by-45-minutes-due-to-blocked-tunnel
Things like this prove how vital a second operating tunnel is for our region. We need the Gateway Program.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/nj-to-nyc-trains-delayed-by-45-minutes-due-to-blocked-tunnel
Delays like this will become more frequent - and impact more riders - the longer we rely on the North River Tunnel. We need to complete the Hudson Tunnel Project as soon as possible to deliver reliable, modern rail infrastructure that riders can count on.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NJ to NYC Trains Delayed by 45 Minutes Due to Blocked Tunnel
A brutal week for commuters continued Friday with New Jersey Transit rail service in and out of New York’s Penn Station subject to large delays.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Delays like this will become more frequent - and impact more riders - the longer we rely on the North River Tunnel. We need to complete the Hudson Tunnel Project as soon as possible to deliver reliable, modern rail infrastructure that riders can count on.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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🎥 @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 member Derrick Healy answers what would happen if the Trump Admin fails to fund the #GatewayTunnel:
"We ain't got a job.
"We're out here giving everything we got. They came looking for us for a vote. They got the vote. Now what?
"It's seriously frustrating."
"We ain't got a job.
"We're out here giving everything we got. They came looking for us for a vote. They got the vote. Now what?
"It's seriously frustrating."
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🎥 @weareliuna.bsky.social #Local472 member Derrick Healy answers what would happen if the Trump Admin fails to fund the #GatewayTunnel:
"We ain't got a job.
"We're out here giving everything we got. They came looking for us for a vote. They got the vote. Now what?
"It's seriously frustrating."
"We ain't got a job.
"We're out here giving everything we got. They came looking for us for a vote. They got the vote. Now what?
"It's seriously frustrating."
"President Donald Trump, free this money up now, so I can get to work and make my neighborhood better."
Ironworker John Mooney spoke for the hundreds of workers building the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting.
Watch his full testimony here: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
Ironworker John Mooney spoke for the hundreds of workers building the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting.
Watch his full testimony here: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
January 29, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"President Donald Trump, free this money up now, so I can get to work and make my neighborhood better."
Ironworker John Mooney spoke for the hundreds of workers building the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting.
Watch his full testimony here: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
Ironworker John Mooney spoke for the hundreds of workers building the Hudson Tunnel Project at our Board Meeting.
Watch his full testimony here: youtu.be/YcjFycSlEAs?...
The Newsday Editorial Board is right: the Hudson Tunnel Project is the most important rail project in the country, for workers, riders, and our economy. Federal funding must be restored so construction can continue.
Read the whole editorial here: www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
Read the whole editorial here: www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The Newsday Editorial Board is right: the Hudson Tunnel Project is the most important rail project in the country, for workers, riders, and our economy. Federal funding must be restored so construction can continue.
Read the whole editorial here: www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
Read the whole editorial here: www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
Snow and ice don't stop us. The hundreds of hardworking men and women building the Hudson Tunnel Project show up every day and endure the elements to deliver the most urgent passenger rail project in the country. Federal funding must be restored so these workers can stay on the job.
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Snow and ice don't stop us. The hundreds of hardworking men and women building the Hudson Tunnel Project show up every day and endure the elements to deliver the most urgent passenger rail project in the country. Federal funding must be restored so these workers can stay on the job.
The Hudson Tunnel Project is the most urgent infrastructure project in the country – for workers, riders, and the economy – and funding must be restored now. That’s the message we heard loud and clear from workers building the tunnel at our Board Meeting yesterday.
January 29, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The Hudson Tunnel Project is the most urgent infrastructure project in the country – for workers, riders, and the economy – and funding must be restored now. That’s the message we heard loud and clear from workers building the tunnel at our Board Meeting yesterday.
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The Northeast Corridor is living on borrowed time.
We urgently need the repairs that the Gateway Program provides, and we need the funding to make the updates possible.
Full testimony from Tom Wright: https://bit.ly/49K3O2G
We urgently need the repairs that the Gateway Program provides, and we need the funding to make the updates possible.
Full testimony from Tom Wright: https://bit.ly/49K3O2G
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The Northeast Corridor is living on borrowed time.
We urgently need the repairs that the Gateway Program provides, and we need the funding to make the updates possible.
Full testimony from Tom Wright: https://bit.ly/49K3O2G
We urgently need the repairs that the Gateway Program provides, and we need the funding to make the updates possible.
Full testimony from Tom Wright: https://bit.ly/49K3O2G
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Construction on the Gateway Tunnel project under the Hudson could pause next week if a fight with the federal government over funding isn’t resolved.
Read more: http://specne.ws/sK3Hkm
Read more: http://specne.ws/sK3Hkm
Construction on Gateway Tunnel may pause amid funding fight with feds
Construction will pause on Feb. 6 if funding does not resume.
specne.ws
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Construction on the Gateway Tunnel project under the Hudson could pause next week if a fight with the federal government over funding isn’t resolved.
Read more: http://specne.ws/sK3Hkm
Read more: http://specne.ws/sK3Hkm