Biden administration officials are pushing for projects to move quickly, while also meeting goals like benefiting disadvantaged neighborhoods and strengthening the nation’s workforce.
State and local officials can build ambitious projects paid for with the federal government’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure law while containing costs, keeping on schedule and delivering other benefits to the public, Biden administration officials assured industry experts Thursday.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and several other administration officials hosted the White House event, sharing ways to keep projects “on time, on task and on budget.”
But federal officials, along with state and city leaders, also stressed that they could accomplish those tasks while training new workers, empowering people in disadvantaged neighborhoods, improving safety and consulting with the public about the design of projects before moving any dirt.
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By Daniel C. Vock
OCTOBER 13, 2022