An infrastructure windfall approaches and PTC news

March 2, 2018
By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 2, 2018

A ‘YUGE’ DOWN PAYMENT: An infrastructure windfall is in the offing, and it’s coming not thanks to the White House, but to appropriators working behind the scenes to allocate billions set aside for such projects in the recent budget deal. The end result, Pro Budget guru Sarah Ferris reports, may “exceed expectations of lawmakers who have for years demanded more dollars for roads, bridges and more, according to sources familiar with the plans.” Per Democratic demands, some of that money has to go toward surface transportation, rural water and wastewater, and rural broadband projects. But, as Sarah writes, members say “additional money will be used to fund new projects like Section 8 public housing buildings, public transportation improvements and maritime construction.”

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