Lost amid the contentious rhetoric in Washington is a bill before Congress that actually has bipartisan support. America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 is a $287 billion spending bill to fund highways, bridges and tunnels, with grant programs to provide infrastructure for hybrid, electric and alternative-fueled vehicles. This is an important first step, but it is akin to putting a bandage on a severed artery. America's infrastructure is in dire need of repairs.The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates the US needs to spend some $4.5 trillion by 2025 to improve the country's roads, bridges, airports and more. According to TRIP, a national transportation research group, 44% of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition. read more https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/02/opin...light-becomes-reality-gwen-lighter/index.html
