{"id":32866,"date":"2025-10-21T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/gateway-construction-continues-despite-trumps-claim-of-termination\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:09:09","slug":"gateway-construction-continues-despite-trumps-claim-of-termination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/gateway-construction-continues-despite-trumps-claim-of-termination\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateway construction continues despite Trump\u2019s claim of termination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1761059821\/news\/text_to_speech\/gateway-construction-trump-claim-termination_ekawx6.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>President Donald Trump said Oct. 15 in Washington <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/15\/nyregion\/trump-gateway-cancellation.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>his administration had \u201cterminated\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> funding for New York City\u2019s Gateway program. On Manhattan\u2019s West Side, however, contractors on the site have not missed a shift, they say.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Earlier this month, the Trump administration paused nearly <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/nyc-megaprojects-federal-funding-pause\/802248\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$18 billion in federal funding<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for both the Gateway and Second Avenue Subway projects. The DOT said it launched an administrative review of how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Gateway Development Commission apply race- and sex-based contracting requirements under the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>At the time, project leaders on the ground said work would <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/mta-plans-build-budget-uncertainty\/744599\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>continue in the short term<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>That holds true despite Trump\u2019s latest comments on the project\u2019s termination, said Jorge Casado, senior vice president of investor relations at Tutor Perini.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>He said Tutor Perini, the Los Angeles-based general contractor building the Gateway Program\u2019s Hudson Tunnel project, is moving ahead as previously scheduled.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe are unaware of any change in approach,\u201d Casado told Construction Dive. \u201cWe are continuing our work on the Manhattan Tunnel Project.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Gateway Program, a roughly <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/nyc-infrastructure-construction-boom\/744066\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$16 billion series of improvements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> between New York and New Jersey, consists of two new tunnels under the Hudson River and the rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The Manhattan Tunnel project, one of its components, includes the construction of approximately 700 feet of twin tunnels and protection of existing sewer lines and utilities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Despite Tutor Perini\u2019s continuing its work, construction pros previously told Construction Dive that a prolonged government shutdown \u2014 now in its third week \u2014 could eventually disrupt <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/government-shutdown-federal-construction-projects\/761465\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>long-term planning and groundbreakings<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The longer the shutdown lingers, they said, the greater the risk to schedules and future phases of work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis is an industry that likes stability,\u201d Carlo Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress, a building industry advocacy group, told Construction Dive. \u201cRight now, there\u2019s really no effect, there are people on the job today. The real question is down the road.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/gateway-construction-trump-claim-termination\/803364\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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