#federal-funding-dispute

#federal-funding-dispute

The suit from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the latest in a series of legal battles between the federal government and officials in New York and New Jersey over funding for transportation infrastructure projects in the region - including a reconstruction project for New York's Penn Station, a new rail tunnel between the two states and New York's first-in-the-nation congestion fee on drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan.

Funding for a portion of California's high-speed rail was initially approved by voters in 2008. The project is now significantly delayed - and more expensive. The initial price tag was $33 billion. But according to estimates, it now could cost up to $128 billion to get it finished. A total of $87 billion of that would link Palmdale to Gilroy, south of San Jose. But as it stands, that portion wouldn't be ready until 2038.