Donald Trump Trump to unveil infrastructure plan involving only $200bn of federal money Long-awaited proposal relies heavily on state and local governments to produce much of the funding Trump has repeatedly blamed the ‘crumbling’ state of the nation’s highways for preventing the American economy from reaching its full potential. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDonald Trump on Monday will unveil his long-awaited infrastructure plan. Read moreThe administration’s plan is centered on using $200bn in federal money to leverage local and state tax dollars to fix America’s infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports. Trump administration considering privatizing International Space Station Read moreAbout $50bn would go toward rural projects transportation, broadband, water, waste, power, flood management and ports. “President Trump’s infrastructure proposal is a disaster,” said Shelley Poticha, of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2018 22:14 UTC