The project 'came to a (grinding) halt'. = The project 'ground to a halt'. [=the project stopped completely]
The project came to a 'screeching/crashing halt'. [=the project stopped suddenly and completely]
Construction of the tunnel was brought to 'a crashing halt' when the funds ran out.
(..) I have a rocket. Come this way. Now, in high spirits! One, two, three, four. ROCKET LAUNCH SITE All halt! One, two. Look at it. It's great. It's great. It's great. It's going to fly, fly, fly. seconds to launch. (..)2007 Kantoku · Banzai!