Stimulating the Infrastructure $130 billion of construction spending-1
“A Crumbling Infrastructure Cannot Support a Healthy Economy”- American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Fixing a looming problem in the Highway Trust Fund–at least for now–President Obama has signed legislation providing a $7-billion infusion for the trust fund’s highway account. The additional money, which will be transferred from the general fund, is expected to keep the account solvent through Sept. 30 or perhaps a bit longer.
Analysis of the signed $787-billion stimulus bill which includes $130 billion of construction spending.
A review of the Conference of Mayors’ report on the economic benefits of high-speed passenger rail on cities and their metropolitan areas. Is the report overly ambitious in its analysis of the potential economic benefits considering that high speed rail carries obstacles that might take years to address?
New ‘Report Card’ Says $2.2 Trillion in Repairs Needed
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Victims of the deadly 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse took legal steps Monday to seek punitive damages against an engineering firm that evaluated the bridge’s structural integrity before it fell.