In a surprise move, the US federal government has announced that it will restore funding for the long-awaited Second Avenue subway project in New York City, just hours before a court hearing was set to take place. The sudden reversal comes after a federal judge had threatened to intervene in the project's funding, which was previously frozen due to a dispute over the allocation of federal dollars. The Second Avenue subway, a major infrastructure project aimed at relieving congestion in the city's crowded subway system, has been years in the making and has faced numerous delays and setbacks. With funding now restored, the project is expected to move forward, bringing much-needed relief to commuters and revitalizing one of the city's most densely populated neighborhoods.
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