NJ SR81

New Jersey Senate resolution urges President Trump to restore federal funding to the Gateway Tunnel Project, which received approximately $12 billion in federal grants and $4 billion in federal loans before funding was frozen in October 2025

The Gateway Tunnel Project repairs a 116-year-old tunnel serving 200,000 daily passenger trips and constructs a new tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan, with target completion dates of 2035 and 2038 respectively

Federal funding freeze has halted all construction, causing approximately 1,000 union laborers to be laid off and leaving active construction sites unfinished

A federal judge ordered funding restored on February 6, 2026, but a temporary stay was issued pending the Department of Transportation's appeal

The project is expected to generate approximately 95,000 jobs and $19.6 billion in economic activity, with the federal government committed to funding nearly three-fourths of the estimated cost