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March 3, 2025

Trump's transportation department cancels new review step that could've slowed state projects

  • Even something as minor as adding or removing lanes of a road, or changes in cost estimates or supplies, could have required a federal review.
    • By JEFF McMURRAY
    Associated Press

    CHICAGO — President Donald Trump's administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to their transportation plans, after the rescinded requirement sparked concern that some payments for roads, bridges and transit would be delayed or even halted due to policy differences.

    Most of the federal money used for transportation projects flows to states almost automatically through formulas established by Congress that consider population and other factors. For decades, states have enjoyed widespread autonomy to set their own priorities and spend the funds on projects they deem as most worthy.


     
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