WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion infrastructure funding plan President Donald Trump intends to unveil would seek to connect private investors with officials who manage big-ticket projects, the country’s top transportation officer told port executives April 5.

WASHINGTON — Increasing funding for freight corridors would help reduce congestion and improve intermodal connectivity, executives representing trucking, port, and rail sectors told senators April 4.

When the American Society of Civil Engineers published its latest Infrastructure Report Card last month, the results were sobering: a grade of D+ for the U.S. and an estimated price tag of $4.6 trillion to make needed repairs by 2025.

President Donald Trump vowed on March 4 to cut red tape to speed up approval of infrastructure projects and said his overhaul could top $1 trillion on roads, tunnels and bridges, one of his 2016 election campaign promises.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress will try to advance an overhaul of tax policy and infrastructure funding measures after their attempt to reform health care, a senior official with American Trucking Associations informed industry officials March 28.

WASHINGTON — The nation’s transportation network was given a near-failing grade on March 9 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Increasing vehicle capacity to alleviate congestion and improve safety along Interstate 10 between Phoenix and the ports in the Los Angeles area is among the infrastructure projects for which Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) would welcome funding assistance from the federal government.

Big-ticket infrastructure projects around the country need a boost from the federal government, more than 30 mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., last week told congressional leaders and Trump administration officials.