> America pays orders of magnitude more for infrastructure projects than other wealthy countries do. And a growing body of research reveals that the ultimate source of those added costs is process. Any given project faces so many legal hurdles—environmental reviews, community demands, preservation standards, and more—that contractors are compelled to charge higher prices for fears of delays, changes, and unforeseen hurdles.
And the Administration is purposefully adding even more red tape for projects in States he doesn’t like.
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> America pays orders of magnitude more for infrastructure projects than other wealthy countries do. And a growing body of research reveals that the ultimate source of those added costs is process. Any given project faces so many legal hurdles—environmental reviews, community demands, preservation standards, and more—that contractors are compelled to charge higher prices for fears of delays, changes, and unforeseen hurdles.
And the Administration is purposefully adding even more red tape for projects in States he doesn’t like.