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Utah DOT Begins Construction of New Highway

The Utah Department of Transportation has started work on a project to construct a new highway.

June 4, 2021
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Pete Buttigieg Cites Importance of I-40 Bridge Repair

Phase 2 of the two-part effort to repair the Interstate 40 bridge is underway, according to transportation officials.

June 4, 2021
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Two Interstate Projects Commence in New York’s Finger Lakes Region

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that work has begun on two interstate projects in the Finger Lakes region.

June 4, 2021
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House Democrats Unveil $547B Highway Bill Amid Biden Talks

Democratic members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 4 unveiled a $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill.

June 4, 2021
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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Endangered by Dire Shortages

The biggest threat to President Joe Biden’s vision of energizing the U.S. economy with the largest infrastructure program in decades may not be its challenging path through Congress, but a dire shortage of everything from workers to cement mills.

June 4, 2021
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Biden, Capito Talk Infrastructure; Will Reconvene June 4

WASHINGTON — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met June 2 behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators engaged in another round of conversations, but emerging with few outward signs of tangible progress ahead of a deadline next week.

June 2, 2021
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Drone Demo Offers a Taste of the Future of Delivery

A Deuce Drone flew some smoothies to waiting consumers June 1 in Mobile, Ala., but the real payload might have been a peek at the legislative support that drone delivery startups need in order to get off the ground.

June 2, 2021
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Biden, Capito to Meet as Infrastructure Deadline Looms

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to meet June 2 with West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal on the White House’s big investment proposal and top legislative priority.

June 1, 2021
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Biden’s Budget Includes Boost for Transportation Purposes

President Joe Biden on May 28 unveiled a whopping $6 trillion budget proposal, which includes billions for provisions to boost transportation infrastructure.

May 28, 2021
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Biden $6 Trillion Federal Budget Fueled by Higher Taxes

President Joe Biden issued his first full budget proposal May 28, detailing his ambitions to dramatically expand the size and scope of the federal government with more than $6 trillion in spending over the coming fiscal year.

May 28, 2021