The 2,700-page Senate bill contains $550 billion in new infrastructure spending over the next five years, and represents the largest new federal investment in the country’s streets, bridges and highways in decades. It includes $110 billion for improvements to roads and bridges, and $66 billion for passenger and freight rail projects. Construction industry leaders vary on their stance regarding details of the bill, but broadly voiced support for it and frustration about the delay. “While other countries are making investments in their future, we are letting politics steal this opportunity to move forward. It does not have to be this way. This comprehensive bill would bring relief to communities facing strained power grids, aging bridges, leaking water pipes, and spotty broadband,” said Tom Smith, executive director, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in a press release.
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