Infrastructure News Updates

New York Speeds Up Road Projects Ahead of Penn Station Work

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accelerating construction on New York bridges and tunnels so the work is complete before Amtrak begins emergency repairs at Pennsylvania Station in July.

June 12, 2017
Government

New Hampshire State House Compromise Reached on Infrastructure Bills

While legislative leaders and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu continue to try and resolve a two-year state budget, bipartisan consensus has been reached on making significant improvements to the state’s ailing infrastructure.

June 12, 2017
Government

Trump Repackages Obama Council as `New' in Infrastructure Plan

The “new council” that President Donald Trump announced on June 9 to streamline regulatory reviews for infrastructure projects isn’t actually new.

June 9, 2017
Government

Trump Touts Regulatory Reforms in Infrastructure Plan

The environmental review process for construction projects would be streamlined under a long-term infrastructure proposal President Trump touted at the U.S. Department of Transportation on June 9.

June 9, 2017
Government

Infrastructure Boost Fades in US Economic-Growth Forecasts

President Donald Trump is stepping up the fanfare around his $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, but the plan is fast becoming a nonfactor in forecasts for U.S. economic growth.

June 9, 2017
Government

Senators Push Back on Trump’s Call for Selling Energy Assets

President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell energy facilities as a way to partially back a long-term infrastructure funding plan has been met with bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill.

June 8, 2017
Government

US No Longer Can Accept Crumbling Infrastructure, Trump Says

Americans no longer can live with crumbling locks, dams, roads and bridges, President Donald Trump said June 8, and he outlined a plan to leverage $1 trillion in investment in U.S. infrastructure.

June 8, 2017
Government

Trump's Actual Infrastructure Plan to Be Unveiled Before Autumn, Secretary Chao Says

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would reflect President Donald Trump’s vision for repairing and modernizing the country’s transportation network will likely be unveiled sometime between July and September, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said June 7.

June 7, 2017
Government

Trump to Outline Infrastructure Plan That Includes Rural Funding

President Donald Trump will outline his vision on June 7 for an infrastructure plan that includes federal grants to rural areas as well as to states and localities to create additional funding for projects, according to a preview of the speech provided by the White House.

June 7, 2017
Government

Is Trump's Private-Investment Push Enough to Fix Infrastructure?

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's trip to Cincinnati on June 7 to highlight the nation's infrastructure needs echoes President Barack Obama's 2011 visit to the city's Brent Spence Bridge.

June 7, 2017