Posted on 09/27/2021 3:36:11 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Pennsylvania may have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make significant progress on a long list of needed infrastructure projects if the House passes the $1 trillion plan approved by the Senate and makes billions in federal dollars available to the state. Officials can’t squander this chance to upgrade roads, bridges, dams and other infrastructure areas statewide.
In state-by-state estimates released by the White House, Pennsylvania stands to gain — over a five-year period — $11.3 billion in federal highway funding, $2.8 billion for public transit and $1.6 billion for bridge replacement.
There’s also $171 million to add charging stations for electric vehicles, and nearly $100 million for expanded broadband coverage.
Some might not think of broadband as an important part of infrastructure, but in today’s connected world, the need is real and immediate. That was made clear by the turn to online learning for most public schools during the coronavirus pandemic and the reality that students in too many areas, mostly rural, simply could not make an internet connection. The federal funding is expected to provide access to an estimated 394,000 Pennsylvanians.
State officials should be prioritizing how and where those federal dollars will be spent if made available. The areas of need are many. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in its most recent Pennsylvania report card from 2018, gave the state a C-minus overall for the condition of its infrastructure.
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Pennsylvania Unions will get billions in federal aid to shore up massive pension shortfalls.
There. Fixed it.
It kept RATS flush for 8 years. AND completely corrupted the intelligence community.
What every state should ask themselves is, how much did we get from Zero’s ‘shovel ready’ funds, how was it used, did it make a difference at all? What revenues generated from the state itself were used, how much and where were those state revenues spent on infrastructure since that time, and did it make any difference at all? And how much and where will any potential new funding be spent? Is a transexual dog park in the city with led lighting and spash fountains more important that rural road surfacing?
Obama could have signed an executive order suspending environmental regulations for these projects, but that would have enraged the green lobby, which was a vital piece of his winning coalition.
Little came out of Obama's infrastructure spending.
It’s interesting that people actually clap when they are given back a part of the money that they sent in as taxes? These clowns from Pittsburgh don’t have a clue!
Sounds awesome until you realize that it’s 1.6% of the total bill. And PA is the 5th most populous state and 4% of the US total population...
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