The Trump administration is taking the helm of the multi-billion dollar makeover of New York’s Pennsylvania Station, booting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the original leader of the project.

U.S. Department of (USDOT) secretary Sean Duffy declared yesterday the federal government is taking over New York Penn Station’s renovation and “withdrawing” the Metropolitan Authority (MTA) from the project.

The Trump administration plans to take away control of the redevelopment of Penn Station from the MTA, placing it solely in the hands of the federal government, officials announced on Thursday. The move would leave Amtrak,