Modern-day equivalents of megaprojects like the Hoover Dam can benefit broad swaths of the United States, but infrastructure experts say they have often stagnated. President Biden campaigned to address the issue. Now his transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, is tasked with speeding up such projects, which can straddle state lines and take years to complete. — The Washington Post
Megaprojects like the finally-approved Gateway Program that would add a tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan’s west side have been thrown around without much tangible backing until now.
Buttigieg has been vocal about the need for infrastructure spending, calling for a “generational investment” to address racial and environmental inequalities in a testimony before Congress this April.
“No matter where they live or who they voted for, all Americans deserve to have a transportation system that works for them,” the transportation secretary said. Proponents of further spending will have to wait for the Build Back Better Act, which has more provisions for environmental spending and affordable housing but is considered less likely to pass owing to Republican opposition.
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