NEW YORK CITY — New York City has paused work on the 34th Street busway project in Manhattan after the Trump administration threatened to withhold funding on Friday.
In a letter to the city’s Department of Transportation on Thursday, Federal Highway Administration Sean McMaster ordered the city to “cease and desist all activities to implement the 34th Street busway project immediately.”
McMaster cited concerns over “the safe movement of commuters and commerce-including large truck deliveries” and maintaining access for emergency vehicles.
The stretch of 34th Street being redesigned is part of the National Highway System.
The Department of Transportation confirmed on Friday that the project has been paused as they work with the federal government to resolve the matter.
In response to the decision, Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Council Member Keith Powers, NYC DOT, and Transportation Alternatives will hold a rally Friday evening at 34th Street and Broadway to defend the project and get “Trump Out of the Bus Lane.”