Infrastructure News Updates

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House Transportation Committee Hosts ‘Members’ Day’ April 14

The transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives will convene April 14 to give members of the chamber a venue to seek support for certain infrastructure projects.

April 9, 2021
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Biden Promotes Infrastructure Plan Amid GOP Opposition

President Joe Biden and his team are galvanizing public support for their multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal as Congress prepares to debate both the plan and the administration’s budget request for federal agencies.

April 8, 2021
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Michelin Reinforces Bet on Hydrogen to Move Beyond Tires

Michelin is intensifying efforts to make fuel cells as the French company bets that growing demand for hydrogen vehicles will help reduce its dependence on tires.

April 8, 2021
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Stakeholders Advocate Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

With policymakers aiming to commence consideration of President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan this spring, groups representing every corner of the transportation landscape appear united in their calls for action on Capitol Hill.

April 7, 2021
Government

New York Announces Funding Availability for Northern Border Region Projects

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $4.6 million in grant funding is available to support projects related to economic development and infrastructure in the state’s northern border region.

April 7, 2021
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DeFazio Touts Benefits of Infrastructure Plan

President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal would address environmental concerns and enhance the business landscape nationwide, said the top transportation policymaker in the U.S. House of Representatives.

April 6, 2021
Government

States to Compete for 10 Biggest Bridge Fixes

The Biden administration plans to have states compete for a slice of the proposed $2.25 trillion infrastructure-and-jobs program that’s dedicated to fixing 10 unnamed bridges that are seen as economically important.

April 6, 2021
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Top Democrats Float Alternative to Biden’s Corporate-Tax Plan

Three top Senate Democrats released a proposal to overhaul the U.S. international tax system that could shape the outcome of the global tax revamp that the White House is pursuing to fund infrastructure spending.

April 5, 2021
Government

New to D.C., Buttigieg Looks to Build Bridges With Biden Plan

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will have to navigate the fraught politics of a bitterly divided Washington as he is tasked with selling the Biden administration’s infrastructure and climate plan. He may have found a way by just riding a bike, which has gained fans from even skeptics in Congress.

April 5, 2021
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Biden’s Big Infrastructure Plan Hits McConnell, GOP Blockade

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are betting that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the $2.25 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments.

April 5, 2021