Transport Topics
By Eugene Mulero
February 19, 2021
The nation’s top transportation officer echoed the White House’s strategy of pursuing a comprehensive infrastructure policy agenda after the approval of a new round of COVID-19 aid.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighted ongoing concerns linked to infrastructure systems, such as poor connectivity across freight and commuter corridors, lack of options on railways and deficient power grids. Power outages in Texas, for instance, amplify the need to adopt proposals that would modernize modes of energy distribution, he explained during an interview with CNN on Feb. 19.
“Are we going to do what it takes to remain the greatest country in the world or not. And our infrastructure reflects an example of how Americans have been expected to settle for less,”Buttigieg said. “We’re seeing it with the condition of our roads and bridges, the availability of travel options on trains, and right now, in the worst possible way, Texans are seeing it when it comes to our energy infrastructure.”
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