By David Shepardson
2026年2月17日 下午5:39 UTC 更新于51分钟前
[1/4] 2026年2月17日，美国纽约市，人们在Gateway项目工地工作。路透社/Adam Gray
[1/4] 2026年2月17日，美国纽约市，人们在Gateway项目工地工作。路透社/Adam Gray
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – 纽约州州长凯茜·霍楚尔周二表示，特朗普政府已释放另外7700万美元冻结的联邦资金，用于160亿美元的哈德逊隧道项目。这一举措发生在关键基础设施的政治争议持续之际。
自10月1日起，美国交通部扣留了该项目2.05亿美元资金后，纽约州和新泽西州提起诉讼。资金冻结导致施工暂停，使1000名工人失业。
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美国交通部周五释放了3000万美元，使已释放的资金总额达到1.07亿美元。美国交通部发言人表示，该机构正在遵守法院命令。
负责监督该项目的Gateway开发委员会周二表示，施工仍处于暂停状态，该委员会正努力”尽快让工人重返岗位，恢复部分施工”。
消息人士称，共和党总统唐纳德·特朗普上月提出解冻这些资金，但条件是民主党支持将华盛顿杜勒斯机场和纽约宾夕法尼亚车站以他的名字命名。民主党人强烈批评了这一建议。
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哈德逊隧道项目旨在修建一条连接曼哈顿与新泽西州的新通勤铁路隧道，并修复一条日均有20多万人和425列火车使用的百年老隧道。
2012年桑迪飓风严重损坏的现有哈德逊隧道需要频繁的紧急维修，这干扰了美国最繁忙的客运铁路线的运行。
特朗普周一在社交媒体上表示反对该项目，并担心数十亿美元的成本超支。
特朗普称：”如果现在不努力工作并进行适当规划，避免未来出现无法克服的成本超支，Gateway项目同样会给该地区带来灾难性的财政后果。”
霍楚尔表示，她在特朗普发表上述言论后于周一致电特朗普，告诉他该项目不存在成本问题。
“现在迫切需要修建这条隧道，停止这些政治延误，”霍楚尔说，并呼吁政府不要影响未来的资金分配。”试想，如果发生意外，这条隧道失效了怎么办？”
美国联邦地区法官让妮特·巴尔加斯本月早些时候下令联邦政府释放该项目的资金。
在民主党人、前总统乔·拜登任内，该项目获得了约150亿美元的联邦支持。目前已花费近20亿美元。
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US releases another $77 million in frozen New York tunnel funding
By David Shepardson
February 17, 2026 5:39 PM UTC Updated 51 mins ago
Item 1 of 4 People work at the site of the Gateway Project in New York City, U.S., February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray
[1/4]People work at the site of the Gateway Project in New York City, U.S., February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has released another $77 million in frozen federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday, as a political battle over the critical infrastructure continued.
New York and New Jersey sued after the U.S. Department of Transportation withheld $205 million in funding for the project since October 1. The funding freeze triggered a halt to construction that put 1,000 workers out of work.
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USDOT released $30 million on Friday, bringing the total released to $107 million. A spokesperson for USDOT said the agency is following the court order.
The Gateway Development Commission, which is overseeing the project, said on Tuesday that construction remained paused and it was working to “get workers back on the job to resume some construction as soon as possible.”
Republican President Donald Trump offered last month to unfreeze the funds, a source said, in return for support from Democrats to rename Washington Dulles Airport and New York’s Penn Station after him. Democrats strongly criticized the suggestion.
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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.
The existing Hudson Tunnel, heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, needs frequent emergency repairs that disrupt travel on the nation’s most heavily used passenger rail line.
Trump said on social media on Monday that he opposed the project, and was worried about billions of dollars in cost overruns.
“Gateway will likewise be financially catastrophic for the region, unless hard work and proper planning is done, NOW, to avoid insurmountable future cost overruns,” Trump said.
Hochul said she called Trump on Monday after his post and told him the project was not facing cost issues.
“It is urgent that we build this tunnel and do it now and stop these political delays,” Hochul said, calling on the administration not to impact future funding. “Imagine if something happens and this tunnel fails?”
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ordered the federal government to release funds for the project earlier this month.
The project was allocated about $15 billion in federal support under then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat. Nearly $2 billion has been spent so far.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Nia Williams
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