Metro

Christie stiffing feds on $271M

TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last night declined to repay the feds $271 million spent on the Hudson River rail tunnel project, which he canceled in October, and said he’ll file a formal appeal instead.

The $8.7 billion project was the most expensive public-works project in the country when Christie spiked it. It would have doubled the capacity for trains traveling between New York City and New Jersey.