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Judge orders DOT to restore $2B for Chicago transit work

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Dive Brief: - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration to resume payments for two Chicago infrastructure projects by Friday, according to a court ruling. - Chicago Transit Authority sued in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois March 17 after those agencies withheld more than $2 billion tied to the Red Line ...
The federal judge's order to resume payments for two Chicago infrastructure projects is a significant victory for the residents of Chicago’s Far South Side, as it could restore funding for the Red Line Extension project. The court ruling grants CTA a temporary restraining order against the government, but also issues a stay on that order until Friday, requiring the government to restore funding by then. Emotional exploitation: rage bait, provocation, weaponi...