Transport Topics By Noël Fletcher
May 17, 2022
But Project Costs Are Rising
While local communities have more access to federal infrastructure funds to improve transportation, rising project costs are creating difficulties.
Leaders from four prominent organizations representing cities, counties and state legislatures gathered at a National League of Cities virtual briefing for news reporters May 16 — the start of Infrastructure Week (May 16-20) — and also marked passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also called the bipartisan infrastructure law.
“Six months ago we were in the White House as the president signed the bipartisan infrastructure law into law,” said Vince Williams, mayor of Union City, Ga., and NLC president. “And today, America’s cities, states and counties are applying and planning for these historic funds to come to their communities.”
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