Hudson River Tunnel Project to Pause as Democrats Call on Trump to Restore Funding

The GDC said construction will be suspended at 5 p.m. Friday unless federal payments resume, as New Jersey officials blast the move.

Construction of a concrete box to reserve space for a new train tunnel under the Hudson River (L) at the Hudson Yards redevelopment site on Manhattan's west side in New York on April 17, 2014. Bebeto Matthews / AP Photo

Construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project under the Hudson River will be suspended at 5 p.m. on Friday unless federal disbursements restart, according to the Gateway Development Commission (GDC), which oversees the project.

The commission said in a news release on Feb. 6 that construction will be suspended “if disbursements of federal funding obligated to the project do not resume.” It said that four major procurements for remaining construction packages are also on hold.