Judge temporarily halts order requiring Trump to unfreeze tunnel funding

Feb 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in New York on Monday temporarily put her ruling on hold forcing the Trump administration to lift a four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project connecting New York City and New Jersey.

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas on Friday had ordered the funding restored. The Justice Department had warned it would be required by 1 p.m Monday to disburse up to $200 million in funds for the project unless her order halted.

Vargas said she would put her order on hold until Thursday 5 p.m. to give the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals time to consider the government's emergency request.