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Mar 31, 2021
The American Jobs Plan would invest $621 billion in infrastructure but only $135 billion would go toward repairing roads and bridges and improving highway safety.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his nearly $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, dubbed the American Jobs Plan.
While Biden s plan – one he called a once in a generation investment in America – boasts a hefty price tag for American taxpayers, less than 10% of the proposed funding would be allocated to improve the nation’s highways and bridges.
The U.S. infrastructure recently earned a score of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the nation s infrastructure quality has dropped from fifth to thirteenth in the world over the last 15 years.
Six Tennessee interstate spots named among US s worst bottlenecks for truckers newschannel9.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newschannel9.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Industry groups hopeful transportation secretary nominee Mayor Buttigieg understands rural and urban needs.
President-elect Joe Biden nominated former mayor of South Bend, Ind., Pete Buttigieg, to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, drawing hopeful optimism that if confirmed rural and urban interests can be heard under his watch.
Buttigieg served as the 32nd mayor of South Bend for eight years. He secured $200 million in private investment in downtown South Bend, sparking citywide job growth and facilitating innovative public-private partnerships to improve the city’s transportation. In addition to his service as mayor, Buttigieg was an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, eventually earning the rank of Lieutenant.