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New York Highway Funding Withheld Over DMV Audit

Sector: Automotive • Location: New York, United States

Source: The Poughkeepsie Journal

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Funding Withheld

The Trump Administration has withheld $73.5 million in federal highway funds promised to New York due to an audit alleging the state's Department of Motor Vehicles illegally issued commercial driver licenses to foreign-born individuals. The withheld funds are part of the National Highway Performance Program and Surface Transportation Program Block Grant, used for maintaining roads, bridges, and in

Status
Prospective
Sector
Automotive, Road, Commercial
Location
New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Poughkeepsie Journal

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The project “New York Highway Funding Withheld Over DMV Audit” is an infrastructure initiative in the Automotive sector, located in New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Poughkeepsie Journal.

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2026-07-22

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The Trump Administration has withheld $73.5 million in federal highway funds promised to New York due to an audit alleging the state's Department of Motor Vehicles illegally issued commercial driver licenses to foreign-born individuals. The withheld funds are part of the National Highway Performance Program and Surface Transportation Program Block Grant, used for maintaining roads, bridges, and infrastructure in New York.

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Transportation

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United States of America (USA)

State

New York

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The Poughkeepsie Journal

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Sector

Automotive, Road, Commercial

Article published date

2026-04-25

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