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08-11-2021, 07:45 AM
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
yesterday
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ROADS AND BRIDGES
The bill would provide US$110 billion to repair the nation’s aging highways, bridges and roads.
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nearly 280,000 kilometers of America’s highways and major roads and 45,000 bridges are in poor condition.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT
The US$39 billion for public transit in the legislation would expand transportation systems, improve accessibility for people with disabilities and provide dollars to state and local governments to buy zero-emission and low-emission buses.
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current repair backlog is more than 24,000 buses, 5,000 rail cars, 200 stations and thousands of miles of track and power systems.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL
To reduce Amtrak’s maintenance backlog, which has worsened since Superstorm Sandy nine years ago, the bill would provide US$66 billion to improve the rail service’s Northeast Corridor (457 miles, 735 km), as well as other routes.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
The bill would spend US$7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging stations
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It would also provide US$5 billion for the purchase of electric school buses and hybrids
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INTERNET ACCESS
The legislation’s US$65 billion for broadband access would aim to improve internet services for rural areas, low-income families and tribal communities.
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AIRPORTS
The bill would spend US$25 billion to improve runways, gates and taxiways at airports and to improve terminals. It would also improve aging air traffic control towers.
WATER AND WASTEWATER
The legislation would spend US$55 billion on water and wastewater infrastructure. It has $15 billion to replace lead pipes and $10 billion to address water contamination from polyfluoroalkyl substances
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-tec...91f5eb4c0d
yesterday
......
ROADS AND BRIDGES
The bill would provide US$110 billion to repair the nation’s aging highways, bridges and roads.
......
nearly 280,000 kilometers of America’s highways and major roads and 45,000 bridges are in poor condition.
......
PUBLIC TRANSIT
The US$39 billion for public transit in the legislation would expand transportation systems, improve accessibility for people with disabilities and provide dollars to state and local governments to buy zero-emission and low-emission buses.
......
current repair backlog is more than 24,000 buses, 5,000 rail cars, 200 stations and thousands of miles of track and power systems.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL
To reduce Amtrak’s maintenance backlog, which has worsened since Superstorm Sandy nine years ago, the bill would provide US$66 billion to improve the rail service’s Northeast Corridor (457 miles, 735 km), as well as other routes.
......
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
The bill would spend US$7.5 billion for electric vehicle charging stations
......
It would also provide US$5 billion for the purchase of electric school buses and hybrids
......
INTERNET ACCESS
The legislation’s US$65 billion for broadband access would aim to improve internet services for rural areas, low-income families and tribal communities.
......
AIRPORTS
The bill would spend US$25 billion to improve runways, gates and taxiways at airports and to improve terminals. It would also improve aging air traffic control towers.
WATER AND WASTEWATER
The legislation would spend US$55 billion on water and wastewater infrastructure. It has $15 billion to replace lead pipes and $10 billion to address water contamination from polyfluoroalkyl substances
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-tec...91f5eb4c0d
