The Trump administration filed notice Thursday that it will restart payments for the project to expand the Second Avenue Subway, extending the Q line from 96th Street to 125th Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won. They capitulated on the courthouse steps,\u201d MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
The Trump administration filed notice Thursday that it will restart payments for the project to expand the Second Avenue Subway, extending the Q line from 96th Street to 125th Street
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The MTA had been set to face the federal Department of Transportation in court in Washington, D.C. over a lawsuit the MTA filed last month seeking nearly $60 million in reimbursements
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In October, the U.S. Department of Transportation stopped payments on its $3.4 billion share of the $7 billion project. According to a post on X from the White House budget director, it was stopped following a rule change regarding contracting based on sex and race<\/p>\n
Work on the project never stopped as the state was still paying for its portion, but uncertainty over future funding prevented the MTA from hiring a contractor for the project\u2019s next major step: excavating the 106th Street station to connect the existing tunnels to 96th Street<\/p>\n
The MTA had been set to face the federal Department of Transportation in court in Washington, D.C. over a lawsuit the MTA filed last month seeking nearly $60 million in reimbursements. However, minutes before that legal procedure was scheduled to get underway, the DOT told the court and the MTA that it would restart the payments, which they are legally obligated to make.<\/p>\n
Work on the Second Avenue Subway began in the 1970s but was put on hold amid the city\u2019s fiscal crisis.<\/p>\n
In October, the U.S. Department of Transportation stopped payments on its $3.4 billion share of the $7 billion project. According to a post on X from the White House budget director, it was stopped following a rule change regarding contracting based on sex and race.<\/p>\n
In a letter to Lieber, the U.S. DOT said it uncovered troubling information that the transit agency considered race and sex when hiring contractors, but added that the MTA agreed not to consider those factors moving forward and said it will also reevaluate current contracts.<\/p>\n
Work on the project never stopped as the state was still paying for its portion, but uncertainty over future funding prevented the MTA from hiring a contractor for the project\u2019s next major step: excavating the 106th Street station to connect the existing tunnels to 96th Street.<\/p>\n