Delivery systems will determine whether state and local governments successfully implement infrastructure projects, the president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers predicts.
March 23, 2022Infrastructure
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ASCE's Maria Lehman advises state DOT officials to start preordering materials now that they know they will need to replace or repair roads and bridges. (jamievanbuskirk/Getty Images)
ASCE: Delivery Systems Key to Infrastructure Projects
ASCE's Maria Lehman advises state DOT officials to start preordering materials now that they know they will need to replace or repair roads and bridges. (jamievanbuskirk/Getty Images) Government, Business 
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DOT to Give $10 Million to Help Disadvantaged Businesses Compete for Highway Funds
Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced $10 million in funding for minority- and women-owned businesses to help them compete for federal highway contracts from the forthcoming $1.2 trillion in infrastructure investments.
March 22, 2022 Government, Business 
President Joe Biden addresses the conference. (Noel Fletcher/Transport Topics)
Biden Outlines How Infrastructure Funds Will Transform Country
President Joe Biden addresses the conference. (Noel Fletcher/Transport Topics)Improving the nation’s transportation system with $1.2 trillion in infrastructure investments is a key to uplifting the middle class, adding jobs and revitalizing American industry, President Joe Biden told a gathering of city officials in Washington.
March 15, 2022 Government 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says, “We promised the Ukrainian people they would not go at it alone in their fight against Putin." (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Senate Gives Final Approval to $1.5 Trillion Budget Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says, “We promised the Ukrainian people they would not go at it alone in their fight against Putin." (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — A $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies easily won final congressional approval March 10, hitching a ride on a government-wide spending bill that’s five months late but loaded with political prizes for both parties.
March 11, 2022 Government, Business 
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Infrastructure Team Outlines Efforts to Deploy Funds
Mitch Landrieu by Biipartisan Policy Center via YouTubeThe White House team leading President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act outlined its efforts to work through state and local governments to help them organize and access $1.2 trillion in federal funds.
March 10, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
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Policymakers Raise Issue of Federal Oversight in Infrastructure Investments
olaser/Getty ImagesCongressional transportation officials are raising the issue of oversight in how states will spend $1.2 trillion in federal infrastructure funding.
March 4, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
Buttigieg speaks at the hearing. (C-SPAN)
Buttigieg Defends Infrastructure Law’s Implementation Before US Senate Panel
Buttigieg speaks at the hearing. (C-SPAN)Provisions approved in the country’s premier federal infrastructure law will alleviate supply chain bottlenecks and assist the economy, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation told a Senate panel March 2.
March 3, 2022 Government, Safety 
A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)
Buttigieg Tells States to Consider Safety for Road Projects
A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing funds.
March 2, 2022 Government 
President Joe Biden addressed topics ranging from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolstering infrastructure to combating inflation. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Biden Sets Plans for Infrastructure Law, Fighting Inflation
President Joe Biden addressed topics ranging from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolstering infrastructure to combating inflation. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union address stressed a long-term vision for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill he signed last year, and discussed domestic and international priorities his administration is targeting.
March 2, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
Biden, at a past press event, speaks about the infrastructure bill. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Biden Promotes Social Infrastructure
Biden, at a past press event, speaks about the infrastructure bill. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)At his State of the Union on March 1, President Joe Biden is expected to promote aspects of a nearly $2 trillion social infrastructure budget that dominated Democrats’ agenda last year.
February 24, 2022