In this April 6, 2020 photo, a bus drives past a roadwork construction project in Seattle where ramps off of the Highway 520 floating bridge meet Montlake Blvd. that has been shut down due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus. The $2 trillion federal stimulus package enacted in March included billions of dollars for public transit systems, publicly owned commercial airports and Amtrak passenger train service, but earmarked nothing for state highways and bridges.
“This is a critical need at the national level,” said Patrick McKenna, president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and director of Missouri’s transportation department.for an immediate $50 billion to prevent major cuts to road and bridge projects over the next year and a half. As an economic stimulus, they also want Congress to authorize a long-term plan that doubles the amount of regular funding going to state transportation agencies.
Ohio has delayed projects until next year on interstate highways in Columbus and Cincinnati because of the expected decline in fuel tax revenue. “We were hoping to bid it out for construction very soon, but then COVID-19 and all that, so that timeline is kind of in the air,” said West Plains Administrator Tom Stehn, a former state highway engineer. “It was a high priority for us.”
Most states have classified road construction as essential work that can continue despite orders shutting down certain businesses. But some states have not. “Every project is sort of at risk of running out of quality weather days to complete the work,” said Jeremy Reed, construction engineer for the state’s transportation agency.
DavidALieb Basically the opposite of what should be happening. This is the time that the federal gov should kick in with heavy subsidies to do all those projects NOW while we need to economic boost and there are less cars on the roads. This isn’t the problem; this is the opportunity!
DavidALieb Decommissioning unnecessary lanes, interchanges & roads can save billions of dollars. Offer a bounty to communities that find superfluous roads and give them $100 million of the cost savings to use for schools, small businesses or housing.
DavidALieb Who cares, time to fix Roads is NOW, no traffic, when economy returns (along with all China parts), roads will be bumper to bumper. Yeah AMERICA, coming back and making it Great. BOOM like never before. 45 to thank
DavidALieb * Not Florida. GovRonDeSantis has accelerated construction on the I-4 expansion project in and around Orlando. I guess construction workers are either immune or Expendable.
DavidALieb Could do a carbon tax at the pump...and aircraft take offs,landing and overflights.👩✈️
DavidALieb Boo hoo. Stop wasting money. How many 'essential' government employees are still working and getting full pay and benefits while so many millions have had their lives thrown into disarray?
DavidALieb Makes sense
DavidALieb The stay at home order is probably going to cancel, or at the very least, postpone numerous National, state and local projects, especially infrastructure. Economic stimulus and bailout dollars vs infrastructure projects. Recession or depression might be coming in October.
DavidALieb Since there’s so little traffic now is the time for road and highway improvements.Just saying.
DavidALieb Ah, item from coming phase 2 of collapse of the USA. People have no idea how big and bad this is going to get. Just no idea. With Trump dividing everything/everyone it will also be well high impossible to get the superhuman efforts needed from every last person to fix this.
DavidALieb What is Ap and other liberal media’s solution ? Stay home.
DavidALieb this is scary. So much of our infrastructure is in dire need of repairs/replacement. note to self: avoid bridges, save lives
DavidALieb West_Seattle_Bridge was on a road to collapse, engineers’ reports showed as early as 2014 via seattletimes
DavidALieb Dont worry in CA our roads will be perfect from the billions in Gas Tax they already collected.
DavidALieb Who gives a shit. Don’t you all realize the plan is to have us all permanently quarantined in our homes.
DavidALieb That's what happens when the solution is worse than the problem.
DavidALieb Now is actually the time to do it.. but that would make too much sense
DavidALieb Stop sending out tax dollars to other countries and fix our roads. Kick them democrats out of congress come November. Praying for my President and his family
DavidALieb How is it that governments can start slashing so fast, but when it comes to supporting something it can take months, even years?
DavidALieb Wait till electric cars.....
DavidALieb Maybe Toll roads aren't such a good idea yea?
DavidALieb Naturally. And they will resume when people drive again.
DavidALieb Surely the Federal government can help as infrastructure is crucial? LOLJK
DavidALieb Oh bummer. Let them eat cake.
DavidALieb Really...gee who would have thought this was going to happen? There ARE consequences with decisions. Adults ABSENT from the decision processes? PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK!
DavidALieb This is one reason we need more privately financed & maintained roads.
DavidALieb Like we won’t be driving at some time in the future we decide to let this fall further into ruin?
DavidALieb Roads/Bridges should be the last thing cut.
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DavidALieb Why no mention from politicians about suspending accruing interest on mortgages and nations debts.
DavidALieb Hey realDonaldTrump ...so much for infrastructure week huh?
DavidALieb So, I guess next week's not infrastructure week.
DavidALieb Hmmmm
DavidALieb For his re-election campaign, the timeline is critical: the American People need to suffer through at LEAST the end of summer!
DavidALieb Infrastructure week!
DavidALieb DemocRATs Will TAX ANYTHING! I know I Live in California
DavidALieb This is your President, fellow Americans! This is a man who would kill thousands to stay in power, he’s a monster, period!
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