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Dept of Transportation to reach high levels of safety with $68 bn
05 Feb '08
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Secretary Peters indicated that the FY 2009 budget more than doubles the investment in NextGen technology – providing $688 million for the transformation from radar-based to satellite- based air traffic systems to help meet the nation's rapidly growing demand for air travel.
Secretary Peters said the budget also encourages innovation in fighting gridlock by proposing to use $175 million in inactive earmarks and 75 percent of certain discretionary highway and transit program funds to fight congestion, giving priority to projects that combine a mix of pricing, transit, and technology solutions.
“Instead of having our transportation dollars whittled away with hundreds of congressional earmarks, we need to direct funding to projects that have the most impact on highway performance and congestion relief,” Secretary Peters said.
Secretary Peters said the budget also encourages innovation in fighting gridlock by proposing to use $175 million in inactive earmarks and 75 percent of certain discretionary highway and transit program funds to fight congestion, giving priority to projects that combine a mix of pricing, transit, and technology solutions.
“Instead of having our transportation dollars whittled away with hundreds of congressional earmarks, we need to direct funding to projects that have the most impact on highway performance and congestion relief,” Secretary Peters said.
U.S. Department of Transportation
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