To accommodate increasing transport...

To accommodate increasing transportation demands and provide safe and efficient travel in U communities, it is estimated the nation's highways and bridges will ne $290 billion in investments, transit regularitys $18 billion and airports $50 billion throughout the next five years.

That is a big puzzle for local governments since shire governments own over 1.7 million miles of roads, 219000 bridges and one-third of the transit classifications and airports in the United States. Additionally, permanent funds for maintenance of these schemes are increasingly limited.

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ISTEA gives states, cities and localities what they ne to create happy transportation systems — power through their own transportation destinies. The act gives local decision-makers the flexibility to decide what kind of transportation, maintenance or capital investment is necessary for their communities. This flexibility is crucial because no brace cities or counties are alike.

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