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WASHINGTON — The nation’s transportation network was given a near-failing grade on March 9 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Increasing vehicle capacity to alleviate congestion and improve safety along Interstate 10 between Phoenix and the ports in the Los Angeles area is among the infrastructure projects for which Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) would welcome funding assistance from the federal government.

Big-ticket infrastructure projects around the country need a boost from the federal government, more than 30 mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., last week told congressional leaders and Trump administration officials.

An influential conservative group backed by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch is questioning a plan to spend $1 trillion on the nation’s infrastructure and warning that one of President Trump’s signature policy initiatives could become a “spending boondoggle.”

WASHINGTON — Addressing Congress for the first time, President Trump was short on specifics when he called for passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan that he suggested would modernize the country’s transportation network.

A toolkit of options for financing big-ticket infrastructure projects is required to compensate for lack of federal funding, governors noted in a policy outline for 2017.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House on March 2 overwhelmingly supported a $7.8 billion, two-year transportation and public safety budget that would experiment with varying speed limits to regulate traffic flow on selected highways.

In his first address before Congress, President Trump announced his intention to ask Congress to back an infrastructure plan that would generate a $1 trillion to rebuild roads and bridges.