New York’s Commitment to Gateway Project Unclear As Urgency Grows arrow View of the Hudson River Tunnel during NJ Governor Phil Murphy's tour with a federal delegation in January 2019 NJ Governor's Office After years of delay and a broken promise from the Trump administration, the Gateway Project to build a new Hudson River train tunnel and repair the existing, Sandy-damaged one is poised to move forward with federal support from both President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. But as an August deadline looms to confirm local funding commitments, it’s now Governor Cuomo who could be holding up the 10-year, $11 billion tunnel project because he has yet to agree to New York’s share.