Tag: Trump infrastructure plans

Roadbuilding

Trump ends White House infrastructure council plans

President Donald Trump has ended plans for creating a council on infrastructure issues including bridges and roads, according to a report by The Hill. Plans for an infrastructure task force were announced prior to Trump’s inauguration and would have focused on implementing the president’s plans for improvements and spending of $1 trillion. This council would […]

August 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Arizona governor sends Trump transportation wish list topping $500 million

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has submitted a “wish list” of priority transportation projects, valued at more than $500 million, to be considered as part of the Trump administration’s infrastructure improvement plans, according to a report by the Arizona Daily Star. The request was one of several recently sent to the president in the hopes of tapping into […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina governor asks Trump for $5.18 billion for infrastructure

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has requested about $5.18 billion to fund the state’s infrastructure needs in a letter sent to President Trump. The request was one of several recently sent to the president in the hopes of tapping into his promise of improving infrastructure throughout the country. “History shows that South Carolina has given […]

February 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

President-elect Trump looking to create task force for infrastructure plans

The Washington Post reports president-elect Donald Trump is looking to form a task force for his infrastructure plans once he takes office. Citing a “person familiar with the initiative,” the Washington Post says the individual to lead the task force would not be “Cabinet level” but still would be integral in working with officials from […]

December 21, 2016