Despite the Trump administration showing support for the federally approved $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project for the last 10 months, the U.S. Department of Transportation decided to embark on a "review" of the project's "race- and sex-based contracting requirements" on Oct. 1 -- the first day of the government shutdown.

"Secretary [Sean] Duffy's position on the [disadvantage business enterprise] program is clear — subsidizing infrastructure contracts with taxpayer dollars based on discriminatory principles is unconstitutional, counter to civil rights laws, and a waste of taxpayer resources," according to a post on X from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

"USDOT issued letters to New York to inform them that their two mega projects — the 2nd Avenue Subway and Hudson Tunnel — are und

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