CNN Looks At Lack Of Highway Funding

CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight features a segment on the lack of attention given to highway funding in the U.S.

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January 27, 2004, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


Highway Users President Diane Steed is interviewed as part of a segment discussing the lack of attention given to highway funding in the U.S., and the billions in lost productivity and fuel as a result of functionally obselete infrastructure and congestion. [Editor's note: To view the video clip, go to the link under the headline of this article and click on the Lou Dobb's story.]

Thanks to California Infrastructure Brief

Monday, January 26, 2004 in CNN

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