New transportation programs can’t be launched, and states are putting off planning how to use new money, because of uncertainties over approval
The Washington Post
By Ian Duncan and Tony Romm
January 29, 2022
Nearly three months after President Biden signed a roughly $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law, federal transportation officials say much of their work is on hold — stuck in limbo as a result of an unresolved congressional fight over federal spending. The result is billions of dollars unable to be spent, blunting the immediate impact of one of Biden’s signature accomplishments. “A significant portion of our highway, transit and safety programs are limited” by caps in the existing federal budget, said Carlos Monje Jr., the Transportation Department’s third-highest-ranking official. “Without congressional actions, we aren’t going to be able to move on many of the new programs funded in the bill.”
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