$20 Billion Needed For Highway, Transit Projects

by Audie Cornish, NPR

The Highway Trust Fund is almost out of money and current law is about to expire. Lawmakers in the House want to pass a six-year, $500 billion plan to improve congested highways, crumbling bridges and under-funded mass transit. But Senate lawmakers are siding with the Obama administration in calling for a less expensive, 18-month stopgap bill.

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• Morning Edition, June 30, 2009