WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s team has compiled a list of about 50 infrastructure projects nationwide, totaling at least $137.5 billion, as the new White House tries to determine its investment priorities, according to documents obtained by McClatchy’s Kansas City Star and The News Tribune.
January 25, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Senate Democrats Offer $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Responding to President Trump’s insistence he will present Congress with a $1 trillion infrastructure investment proposal this spring, the Senate Democrats proposed an infrastructure plan of their own.
January 24, 2017GovernmentBusiness
States Send Trump Wish Lists for Promised Infrastructure Plan
With President Trump promising to rebuild crumbling U.S. highways, bridges and buildings, states have begun submitting lists of priority projects in need of funding.
January 23, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Pence Tells Nation’s Mayors to Expect ‘Big’ Highway Bill
WASHINGTON — Mike Pence, just days ahead of being sworn in as the country’s new vice president, assured hundreds gathered for the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual meeting that Donald Trump will follow through with an infrastructure plan.
January 23, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Americans Want to Rebuild Roads, Bridges But Not at Cost of Taxes, Poll Shows
Americans want a federal infrastructure program to focus on rebuilding aging roads and bridges, but are reluctant to use federal dollars for such projects, according to a Reuters poll released Jan. 19.
January 19, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Transportation Expert Promotes P3s to Fund Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON — State and city leaders struggling to advance large-scale infrastructure projects should look to private capital for assistance, a transportation expert with the Bipartisan Policy Center told the country’s largest gathering of mayors on Jan. 18.
January 18, 2017GovernmentBusiness
DOT Report: Inadequate Infrastructure Contributes to Freight Delays
Bridges and highway infrastructure in poor condition contributes to traffic congestion that often delays trucks along freight corridors, the U.S. Department of Transportation determined in a recent report.
January 13, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Infrastructure Bill Expected in Summer, Rep. Graves Says
President-elect Donald Trump’s “massive” infrastructure plan probably will come “sometime this summer,” Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said at an aviation industry lunch in Washington.
January 10, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Rhode Island, Maryland, Idaho Seek Grants From DOT for Infrastructure Improvements
Transportation officials from Rhode Island, Maryland and Idaho were among the applicants seeking federal grants to help pay for improvements to critical freight corridors in their states.
January 9, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Trump's Infrastructure Splurge Would Collide With Skilled Labor Crunch
President-elect Trump proposes to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges, ports and other public works projects with a $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan as the country faces a shortage of skilled laborers.
December 19, 2016