On March 31, 2021, the Biden Administration released in broad
brushstrokes its plan to address the country's
infrastructure.1 The "American Jobs Plan"
calls for a grand total of more than $2 trillion in federal
investment emphasizing infrastructure, a cornerstone of President
Biden's campaign trail pitch. The plan represents Biden's
second effort at major spending legislation, after the COVID relief
bill enacted last month. It takes a broad view of what constitutes
"infrastructure" and dovetails with President Biden's
other stated priorities, including climate change.
Repair roads and bridges
President Biden's plan includes $115 billion to improve
bridges, highways, and roads in critical need of repair. It focuses
on the most economically significant bridges in need of
reconstruction and the 10,000 smaller bridges in greatest
disrepair. It will also target 20,000 miles of other roads with
significant repair needs. In all of this, the plan calls for
"fixing them
