Payments on the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel must continue, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting the Trump administration's attempt to halt payments for the project.
President Trump is renewing his calls and plans on Wednesday to strip the Tri-State of billions of dollars, including funds to help build the new Hudson Gateway Tunnel.
The long-delayed tunnel between New Jersey and Penn Station in Midtown may not be completed until 2035.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy kicked off the groundbreaking Thursday morning on the project that will build new rail tunnels connecting the Garden State to New York.
The existing tunnels are more than 110 years old and in deteriorating conditions.
The long-delayed tunnel will improve reliability for the 200,000 weekday passengers on Amtrak and NJ Transit.