US EditionHochul Says Federal Government Restores Funding for Second Avenue Subway After Dispute
The agency will reimburse about $60 million after a review found the MTA changed contracting practices tied to minority- and women-owned businesses.
- On Thursday, the USDOT agreed to release frozen funding for the Second Avenue Subway project, concluding a legal dispute after the MTA filed a lawsuit last month.
- Federal officials had withheld funds since October to review the MTA's contracting practices, claiming the agency's use of "Diversity Compliance" evaluation criteria required investigation.
- With the release of $58.6 million in frozen funds, CEO Janno Lieber said the agency can award a contract for excavating a new 106th Street station box.
- After the MTA agreed to update its contracting selection criteria, the USDOT resumed processing reimbursements, prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to write on X, "The freeze is over."
- Expanding the Q train to 125th Street in East Harlem, the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project aims to serve 110,000 daily riders at three new stations.
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Trump Administration Ends Funding Freeze for NYC’s Second Avenue Subway
Rainmaker Photo/MediaPunch/Rainmaker Photo/MediaPunch/MediaPunch/IPxThe Trump administration said Thursday that it will release almost $60 million in withheld funding for the Second Avenue subway extension in New York City.Previously, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the Trump administration to unlock the money, and warned that the withholding of funds would cause “a domino effect” of delays and inflated costs.However, shortly befo…
New York, Apr 16 (EFE).- Donald Trump's government announced this Thursday that it will pay the federal funds approved for a reform of the New York subway that it had paralysed for months to review the diversity policies of the responsible public agencies. The re-establishment of the funds occurs after the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) sued Washington to unblock about 60 million dollars destined for the expansion of a subway line in the…
Second Avenue Subway: Trump admin agrees to release frozen funds moments before hearing in MTA lawsuit
The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a lawsuit that the MTA filed last month to unfreeze the money. Shortly before a Federal Court of Claims judge was set to hear arguments in the MTA's suit on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released a letter it sent to the transit agency, noting that they had …
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