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As noted in the LM online news section, the United States Department of Transportation this week rolled out its 2026 National Freight Strategic Plan, a multi-year roadmap for improving the freight that moves more than 54 million tons of goods worth more than $68 billion each day.
The plan focuses on the country’s nearly 7-million-mile freight network and lays out six goals for the next five years: safety, efficiency, security, resiliency, innovation, and workforce development. DOT says the plan is meant to guide federal freight policy, investment, and partnerships with state and private-sector groups.
The Washington, D.C.-based Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC) issued a statement on the BUILD America 250 Act.
“The Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors thanks Chairman Sam Graves, Ranking Member Rick Larsen, and members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their bipartisan efforts to develop a five-year surface transportation authorization proposal,” said CAGTC Executive Director Elaine Nessle.
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