President Trump, without any fanfare this week, again declared that it is “Infrastructure Week.” Who knows why he did that since official activities planned for Infrastructure Week are scheduled for May. There are other significant unanswered questions. If Trump wants to make U.S. infrastructure a priority, why did he threaten to shut down government last week over attempts to include funding for an infrastructure project in the spending bill?
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President supports funding non-essential California infrastructure project …but fights funding for critical New York project impacting 800,000 motorists a day and 20% of GDP
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018NYC: BALCONY Gateway Breakfast Forum, November 13th
Thursday, November 5th, 2015BALCONY (the Business And Labor Coalition Of New York) is hosting a breakfast forum in honor of the Gateway Project, a proposal for rail-based infrastructure improvements in the New York metro area. The BALCONY Gateway Breakfast Forum will take place on November 13th, 2015, in the ballroom of 4 West 43rd St.
View this complete post...AASHTO Video: MDOT Finishes Vital Project Linking US and Canada
Monday, October 8th, 2012In this Transportation TV News Update we take you to Detroit, where AASHTO President and Michigan DOT Director Kirk Steudle lead a ceremony to mark the completion of the critically important — Gateway Project—designed to relieve major traffic congestion at the nation’s most heavily traveled border crossing. Also this week, passenger rail news was made […]
View this complete post...Gateway Project: An Alternative to the ARC Tunnel Between New York and New Jersey
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011AMTRAK
Increased traffic and congestion into midtown Manhattan threatens the economy of northern New Jersey and New York City. The existing 100-year old rail tunnels into midtown Manhattan are already operating at capacity during rush hour, and ridership is expected to double in the next two decades. To address these immediate concerns following the cancellation of the ARC Tunnel project and with the encouragement of Senator Lautenberg, Amtrak expedited its plans to build new rail tunnels.
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