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A large amount of the infrastructure bill will go toward improving the impacts of highways and roadways on communities of color.

When the nation’s interstate system was constructed during the same time, many affluent white neighborhoods across the country were spared the construction of new highways. Instead, communities of color that oftentimes had little local political sway, were chosen to bear the burden instead.

When the nation’s interstate system was constructed during the same time, many affluent white neighborhoods across the country were spared the construction of new highways. Instead, communities of color that oftentimes had little local political sway, were chosen to bear the burden instead.

When the nation’s interstate system was constructed during the same time, many affluent white neighborhoods across the country were spared the construction of new highways. Instead, communities of color that oftentimes had little local political sway, were chosen to bear the burden instead.

When the nation’s interstate system was constructed during the same time, many affluent white neighborhoods across the country were spared the construction of new highways. Instead, communities of color that oftentimes had little local political sway, were chosen to bear the burden instead.

Rep. Ritchie Torres, Activists Propose Capping The Cross Bronx Expressway, Creating Green Space On Top CBS New York 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It may be our region’s most-hated highway: The Cross Bronx, considered by many to be an unhealthy scar on the landscape. Now, a proposal is gathering momentum to “cap” the highway, creating open space and parkland. As CBS2’s Tony Aiello reports, just yards from where people live and chi...