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By: Jeff Berman | November 20, 2017
Even though the Trump administration talked a pretty good game about implementing a national infrastructure plan to the tune of $1 trillion dollars, signs of actual action on this front have not inched forward, at least not yet.
But that does not mean the wheels are not turning on the inexorable topic of transportation infrastructure funding, something that has been ongoing for literally years. That was made clear in a report issued by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) earlier this month, entitled “DOT Should Take Actions to Improve the Selection of Freight and Highway Projects.”
In the report, GAO examined the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which took effect in December 2015, and authorized DOT to award $4.5 billion in discretionary grants for fiscal years 2016-2020, with DOT awarding $759.2 million in fiscal year 2016.
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