American Journal of Transportation |
September 15, 2017
This week, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) reintroduced legislation to create a freight infrastructure improvement program that would provide competitive grants to boost efficiency and capacity of the U.S. freight network. The Coalition for America’s Gateways
and Trade Corridors (CAGTC) has advocated for a multimodal, freight-focused competitive grant program since its inception and applauds Congressman Smith for his thought leadership in providing potential solutions to the critical need for freight infrastructure funding in the United States.
“I applaud Congressman Smith’s dedication to identifying solutions to meet the growing needs of our nation’s multimodal goods movement network,” said Tim Lovain, CAGTC Chairman and Executive Vice President of Crossroads Strategies. “Freight movement across all modes is expected to grow nearly 42 percent by 2040 – without a strategic campaign of investment, this opportunity has potential to overburden infrastructure and create a drag on our national economy. Freight infrastructure funding and investment solutions, such as Congressman Smith’s Freight Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2017, are needed to address these challenges head-on.”
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