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Democrats look to crush states’ highway habit Source: By SAM MINTZ, Politico • Posted: Monday, July 19, 2021
The proposed changes are riling up opposition from state transportation departments and the road-building lobby.
Cars make their way toward downtown Los Angeles on the 110 freeway on April 22. | Mario Tama/Getty Images
House Democrats are trying to use a massive
climate and infrastructure bill to
change how Americans get around by breaking states’ decades-old fondness for building highways.
Legislation the House passed this month is the biggest advance yet in Democrats’ efforts to bake climate policies into transportation, addressing
the largest single
Portland s new water pipes expected to last 250 years July 18 2021
Despite difficult working conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portland Water Bureau managed to replace more water pipes than ever.
In recent years, American infrastructure has sometimes been characterized as crumbling and out of date.
According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, four out of 10 bridges in the United States need to be replaced or repaired, including one in three bridges on the Interstate Highway System, at an estimated cost of $41.8 billion.
One place where infrastructure replacement is ahead of the game is Portland and its water pipes.
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