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years the transportation bill has generally granted between a five- to six-year authorization to spend. This means at the end of that period either a new bill needs to be passed or an extension bill needs to go through. The reason it’s in place is because highways are both capital intensive and take time; you need security to plan a project out but it needs its limits, too.” The down side is when the law runs out; Congress has to act to either renew the law or extend the law otherwise the DoT does not have the legal authority to give the states their money. And that's a big problem, too, because of what we call ‘government shut downs’. Essentially this is where the law
that allows the executive branch to spend runs out. Once this happens they can’t legally spend anything until Congress gives them the power to spend back to them.” “We go through this process not only on highways but on all federally funded things. It’s particularly worrisome, however, for those states that rely heavily on federal money, as it undermines security; contractors aren’t going to want to work for you if you can't make good on that cash.”
POLICY GRANTS From a policy perspective, too, the bill is set to fund some of the regulatory and grant programmes that affect specialised carriers. “The trucking industry in the
USA is federally regulated as it’s f Biden was scheduled to visit Pittsburgh to speak about the
infrastructure bill when, hours before his arrival, the nearby Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed, underscoring the urgency for infrastructure renewal. Pennsylvania-based crane rental firm Allegheny Crane and Rigging was involved with the recovery of a bus from the Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the lift it used a Liebherr LTM 1350 with Y guides and 118’ of luffer. A Grove GMK275 Children’s Hospital crane was used as an auxiliary crane. The load weighed 44860lbs. For a video of the lift see the Cranes Today website: www.
cranestodaymagazine.com/videos/
Biden at the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse
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