Transportation planners wait for money as the infrastructure plan stalls in Congress

Cincinnati Public Radio By David Schaper October 26, 2021

Many residents of Midwest and Northern states like to joke that there are just two seasons: winter and construction.

While the latter season is about to end and many of the orange barrels and cones will soon go into storage, there's a lot of uncertainty about what projects can break ground next spring.

That's because as of now, House Democrats won't call the Biden administration's trillion dollar infrastructure bill for a final vote without an agreement on a much broader social spending plan, and the clock is ticking.

To keep money flowing from the highway trust fund and other federal transportation programs in motion, Congress passed a short-term, one month extension of the previous surface transportation authorization bill, but that extension expires Sunday. VIew the full article: WVXU.org