Editorial: Biden's infrastructure plan replaces a running joke with serious investment
April 1, 2021
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A lane of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge was closed after chunks of concrete fell onto the roadway in 2019.Peter DaSilva / Special to The Chronicle
A presidential promise to rebuild the nation’s roads curdled into a running joke a few years ago when the Trump White House’s self-proclaimed “Infrastructure Week” crumbled under the weight of scandal and futility.
On Wednesday, President Biden unveiled his own plan to spend more than $2 trillion over eight years on public works — matching a price tag once floated by his predecessor — ushering in a sort of Infrastructure Decade. And it’s no joke.