The $1.6 billion project to repair Amtrak tunnels in New York City that were damaged 12 years ago by Hurricane Sandy had the backing of former President Joe Biden and the region’s governors.

But with President Donald Trump’s return to office, New York is taking a step back from its previous support for Amtrak and the repair work on the tunnels connecting Manhattan and Long Island, according to Politico.

Despite work beginning last month on the tunnels below the East River, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and members of her Democratic administration cast aspersions on the project at the last minute, suggesting that Amtrak can’t be trusted and doesn’t care about its customers.

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