Statement attributable to Tom Wright, President and CEO of Regional Plan Association.

Today’s ruling should put an end to the uncertainty surrounding one of the nation’s most important infrastructure projects. The court made clear that funding approved by Congress for the Gateway Program cannot be withheld indefinitely. Every unnecessary delay comes at a steep cost. Regional Plan Association estimates that delaying the Gateway Program by just six months would add as much as $1.34 billion to the project’s cost. The Gateway Program is essential to the economic future of the Northeast and the nation. It will modernize century-old infrastructure, improve reliability, expand capacity, and strengthen the transportation network that underpins roughly one-fifth of the U.S. economy. As detailed in RPA’s The Economic Promise of the Gateway Program, building the full Gateway Program will generate nearly $445 billion in economic benefits over the next 35 years, making every unnecessary delay even more costly. Major infrastructure projects require stable, predictable federal partnerships—not unnecessary delays and uncertainty.

We urge the administration to comply fully with the court’s ruling and keep this critical project moving forward.