US freight infrastructure investments needed to meet demand
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has claimed that improvements to critical freight infrastructure have not kept pace with current and future demands.
In a jointly released report, the AAPA and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) argued that while states are making progress, there is a significant potential backlog in investment within the country.
According to the associations, although freight “took a major step forward” with the enactment in December last year of the federal Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, “the promise of a 21st century freight network has yet to be fulfilled”.
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