Stimulating the Infrastructure $130 billion of construction spending-1
A discussion on the state of the proposed high speed rail system. Will a system similar to China’s ever be realized in America?
A discussion about the $787 billion stimulus package which included $48 billion for transportation. Six months after, have you seen the results?
The Senate is set to consider a bill next week that would authorize $38.5 billion for wastewater and drinking-water infrastructure over the next five years. S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act, could come to a vote in the Senate as early as Monday, July 27.
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood requests action by the Nation’s Governors to make certifications and other assurances that the funding made available under the Recovery Act will be spent for worthy infrastructure projects. Certification is necessary to permit the timely release of funds.
Analysis of the signed $787-billion stimulus bill which includes $130 billion of construction spending.
“A Crumbling Infrastructure Cannot Support a Healthy Economy”- American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE)