The Associated Press
The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 highway bridges as part of the infrastructure law approved in November. The effort is being announced Friday as PresidentUnder the five-year program, the federal government will release nearly $5.5 billion this fiscal year to states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and tribes, according to senior administration officials who insisted on anonymity to preview the plans.
Biden plans to speak Friday about progress made in implementing the $1 trillion infrastructure package in the two months since he signed it into law. It's an opportunity for a president whose economic and voting rights agenda has been stymied in the Senate to show that his administration is working to make lives better.
The White House issued a fact sheet in advance of Biden's remarks that details how the administration is preparing to distribute infrastructure funds. There are plans to build out 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles. The Transportation Department has announced the distribution of roughly $56 billion to improve highways, airports and shipping ports.
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to disburse $7.4 billion to upgrade water and sewer systems. Steps are also being taken to build out broadband internet, among other initiatives.
Who believes them? Who profits from this ?
Repair/maintain 15,000 High Way Bridges? East-West Road in Nigeria has gulp more than this amount yet it's not completed.
Good for him! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 You don’t wait till the bridges collapse.
Trying to repair bridge between democrats and Republicans aint happening. Stop trying. Republicans only platform is voter fraud and getting justices installed to further conservative agenda that serves a minority of Americans.
Imagine being such a bad president you needed the media to make propaganda like this
what about highway 69 from Michigan to Illinois that was left open & destroyed?
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