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January 2026
- Work Will Stop on Critical Tunnel Project Unless Trump Restores Funding (The New York Times)
- Democrats urge Trump to release funds for Gateway tunnel project linking New York and New Jersey (POLITICO)
- Gateway tunnel work to shut down, affecting thousands of jobs unless Trump restores funding (NJ.com)
- Construction on Gateway Tunnel may pause amid funding fight with feds (NY1)
- Keenan spells out grave importance of releasing approved funding for Gateway Tunnel project (BINJE)
- Trump’s cuts may halt work on $16B Hudson River train tunnel project, officials say (Gothamist)
- Editorial: Gateway logjam has relatively simple fix (Newsday)
- Trump, Schumer meet on frozen New York tunnel project (The Hill)
- What are Mikie Sherrill’s top priorities as she becomes NJ governor? (NorthJersey.com)
December 2025
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August 2025
- Hudson Tunnel Project clears TBM milestone, nears tunneling (NJBIZ)
- Hudson Tunnel’s Digging Work to Start as Boring Machines Arrive (Bloomberg)
- Tunnel boring machine parts for Gateway rail tunnel head to NJ (NorthJersey.com)
- Gateway buys boring machines to dig into the Palisades for new Hudson River tunnel (Gothamist)
- Judge rejects N.J. contractor’s bid to halt Gateway Tunnel project contract (NJ.com)
- N.J. contractor has asked a federal judge to freeze bidding on part of the Gateway Tunnel project (NJ.com)
- North Bergen commissioners pass measure opposing potential Gateway shutdown (Hudson County View)
- How crews keep the aging Hudson River rail tunnels operating (New Jersey Monitor)
- Sherrill discusses Gateway Tunnel Project as Ciattarelli vows to fight congestion pricing (ABC7NY)
- 6 Takeaways From Democrat Mikie Sherrill’s Victory in New Jersey (The New York Times)
- Readers sound off on the Gateway project’s value, shutdown wrangling and Sliwa’s chances (New York Daily News)
- Editorial: Washington’s political games endanger New York’s safety and infrastructure (Crain’s New York)
- Work continues on Gateway Tunnel as President Trump threatens termination (PIX 11)
- Construction on Gateway Project continues after President Trump says funding is being terminated (CBS)
- How transit leaders learned to handle multibillion dollar megaprojects (Smart Cities Dive)
- Amtrak’s Coscia details how Gateway Tunnel will transform train travel throughout New Jersey (Business in New Jersey Everyday)
- Tunneling to begin in summer 2026 for Hudson River rail tube linking NY and NJ (Crain’s New York)
- Hudson Tunnel Project advances as tunnel boring machines near completion (NJBIZ)
- Tunnel boring machines that will build N.J. section of Hudson Tunnel Project near completion (ROI-NJ)
- Manufacturing of TBMs That Will Build Tunnel Under Hudson River Almost Complete (Railway Track & Structures)
July 2025
June 2025
- Construction of Key Gateway Tunnel Project Hits Halfway Point (PIX 11)
- First Phase of Gateway Rail Tunnel Entrance Wraps Up (NorthJersey.com)
- Hudson Tunnel Project construction workers in the spotlight (NJBIZ)
- GDC Releases Video Highlighting Workers Building Hudson Tunnel Project (Railway Track & Structures)
- New video highlights Hudson Tunnel construction workers (New York Construction Report)
- Video highlights people building Hudson Tunnel Project (Tunnels & Tunnelling)
- Gateway Tunnel project hits milestone beneath Hudson Yards (NY1)
May 2025
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December 2024
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August 2024
- New EarthCams let people see progress of Gateway Tunnel Program (NY1)
- Gateway project secures $3.88B in funding (NJ Spotlight News)
- Gateway board takes last step to secure $3.8B for Hudson rail tunnel project (NorthJersey.com)
- First Gateway contract awarded to drill new Hudson River rail tunnels through the Palisades (NJ.com)
- Gateway Development Commission awards $466M contract for tunneling between NY, NJ (NorthJersey.com)
- Gateway panel sets contract for tunnel thru N.J. Palisades (New York Daily News)
July 2024
- NYC’s $16 Billion Gateway Tunnel Project Locks In Billions in Federal Funding (Bloomberg)
- Gateway Rail Tunnel Reaches ‘Point Of No Return’ With $6.9 Billion Check. (NorthJersey.com)
- Biggest federal grant in U.S. history signed for Gateway rail tunnel. (NJ.com)
- NY, NJ sign $6.9B deal with federal government for Hudson River rail tunnel as part of Gateway project. (New York Daily News)
- Federal Transportation Officials Sign Off On $6.88 Billion To Complete Federal Funding For Gateway Project. (Newsday)
- Gateway tunnel project lands $6.8B in federal funding (Crain’s New York)
- $16 billion funding agreement signed for Gateway Tunnel, construction finally starting under Hudson River (AM NY)
- Gateway Development Commission Secures Full Funding for Hudson Tunnel Project (New Jersey Business Magazine)
- Officials announce $6.8B grant to fund long-delayed Gateway tunnel between NJ, Penn Station (ABC7)
- Gateway tunnels, nation’s largest infrastructure project, gets key funding. Here’s when the new tunnels will be dug. (CBS News New York)
- $16 billion Gateway Tunnel Project gets federal funding boost after years of delays. (NBC NY)
- NY, NJ Governors Announce $6.88b Investment To Fund Hudson Tunnel Project. (FOX5)
- Billions in additional funding secured for Gateway Tunnel Project (Spectrum News NY1)
- NJ, NY officials announce $6.8B in funding for new rail tunnels under Hudson River. (News12)
- ‘No turning back’: Hudson Tunnel Gateway Project fully funded after signing (PIX11)
June 2024
- $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Gets Final Green Light (The New York Times)
- NYC’s $16 Billion Gateway Tunnel Project Wins Final Federal Signoff (Bloomberg)
- Billions of dollars for new tunnel to link New York and New Jersey coming ‘at long last’ (Politico)
- Feds pledge $6.9B for Gateway project, clearing path for Hudson River rail tunnel (Newsday)
- Gateway Tunnel project secures needed funding to move forward “full steam ahead” (CBS News New York)
May 2024
April 2024
- Report: Hudson Tunnel Project to create 95,000 new jobs, generate billions in revenue (News12 NJ)
- NY-to-NJ Gateway tunnel project bigger job boost than expected (Politico)
- Gateway Tunnel project could create 20K more jobs than we thought (NJ.com)
- Report: Hudson Tunnel project to create 95,000 jobs (NJ Spotlight News)
- Gateway Tunnel project is one step closer to getting massive federal grant (NJ.com)
- GDC Submits FTA Documentation for Hudson Tunnel Project Funding (Railway Age)
- GDC submits final documents for Hudson Tunnel Project grant funding (NJBIZ)
- EarthCam installed at Hudson Tunnel Project construction site (NJBIZ)
March 2024
- America’s Most Critical Infrastructure Project (NJ Business Magazine)
February 2024
- Parsons-Arcadis-Mace JV Wins Delivery Partner Contract for $16B Hudson Tunnel (ENR)
- A consequential contract is approved to kick-start the Gateway rail tunnel project (NorthJersey.com)
- GDC board selects Hudson Tunnel Project delivery partner (NJBIZ)
- Mace JV picked for £12.6bn Hudson Tunnel project (Construction News)
- Hudson Tunnel Project Receives More Federal Aid; Reduces States’ Need (Railway Track & Structures)
- State share of Hudson River train tunnel costs way down as final deal nears (Politico)
- More federal aid lowers cost of Gateway rail tunnel project under Hudson for NJ, NY (NorthJersey.com)
- Gateway Shortlists Three Teams for Manhattan End of $16B Hudson Tunnel (ENR)
- GDC commissioners: Hudson Tunnel Project ‘finally happening’ (NJBIZ)
- Work on the first Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River is ready to begin (NJ.com)
- Gateway commission awards first contract in Hudson River tunnel project (New York Daily News)
- Hudson riverbed will be stabilized for new Gateway rail tunnel (NorthJersey.com)
January 2024
- Animation depicts early NJ construction work for Gateway rail tunnel (NJBIZ)
- History in the Making: The Nation’s Most Urgent Infrastructure Project Gets Underway (City & State New York)
- GDC reveals shortlisted firms for key rail tunnel project work (NJBIZ)
- GDC Develops List of Teams to Submit RFP for Manhattan Tunnel Work (Railway Track & Structures)