Cabinet secretaries do their work in Washington, D.C., but their decisions make a difference right here at home. The choice of former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg as secretary of the Department of Transportation offers big possibilities for New Mexico.
We know President-elect Joe Biden wants a big infrastructure bill â some $1.3 trillion to revamp transportation, rebuild highways, refurbish bridges and otherwise upgrade structures across the country. The bill would invest in bricks and mortar and jobs, while offering important implications for lowering carbon emissions and fighting climate change.
Biden â in bipartisan fashion â needs to deliver on infrastructure. The bill will have money for all parts of the country; the work is badly needed. The American Society for Civil Engineering estimates the U.S. should spend some $4.5 trillion by 2025 to fix roads, bridges, dams and the like.