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Federal funds are flowing again to the $16-billion Hudson Tunnel Project, with work set to resume Monday, Feb. 23, weather permitting.

The innovative engineer made a global impact, guiding the design of more than 100 biological nutrient removal facilities worldwide, including projects on five continents.

US organized labor chief warns that project "uncertainty and instability” are “incompatible with building the high-road construction workforce America urgently needs at this time.”

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order reinstatement of federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project took effect Feb. 12 when the federal government missed a deadline to file a formal appeal to the motion.

But ruling does not change minority, women or disadvantaged business participation requirements for federal projects.

The majority of new construction jobs were in the non-residential sector, which added 27,900 positions.

Contractors’ backlogs have fallen to a four-year low, according to ABC data, yet contractors continue to remain optimistic about project timing despite what the downturn signals for 2026 workloads.

A federal judge temporarily paused her own order unfreezing federal funds for the Hudson Tunnel, allowing time for the federal government to submit a formal appeal later this week and leaving the $16-billion megaproject in limbo.

Architecture, civil engineering majors show their stuff in an enterprising construction project on the Indiana campus

Hearing is set for Feb. 6, 1PM on NY-NJ federal district court suit for injunction against DOT funding freeze on bi-state project, while Gateway Development Commission argues in federal claims court that Trump action is breach of contract