Trump 's infrastructure plan is built with a huge hole
When  President Donald Trump  unveils  his  plan to strengthen the nation's infrastructure next month   it  will include a crater-sized hole.
The trust fund that pays for most federal highway and transit aid is forecast to go broke in about three years unless the government significantly scales back its transportation spending or comes up with more money. But  Trump 's infrastructure plan is silent on the looming problem  an administration official familiar with  the plan  told The Associated Press. The official wasn't authorized to speak publicly about  the plan  and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Fulfilling a campaign promise   Trump 's plan proposes to generate $1 trillion in infrastructure spending over 10 years. But  the plan  seeks only $200 billion in federal dollars  relying instead on state and local governments and private investors to come up with most of the rest of the money.
The administration views  the plan  as a supplement to current infrastructure spending. The money would be distributed through new types of programs that are designed to generate greater state and local government and private sector spending. Also  there's no guarantee how much of the money will go to transportation projects since the administration is broadly defining infrastructure as everything from building water treatment plants to expanding high-speed Internet access to rural areas.
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The trust fund that pays for most federal highway and transit aid is forecast to go broke in about three years unless the government significantly scales back its transportation spending or comes up with more money. But   [TGT]  is silent on the looming problem  an administration official familiar with  the plan  told The Associated Press. The official wasn't authorized to speak publicly about   [TGT] and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Fulfilling a campaign promise   Trump 's plan proposes to generate $1 trillion in infrastructure spending over 10 years. But  the plan  seeks only $200 billion in federal dollars  relying instead on state and local governments and private investors to come up with most of the rest of the money.
The administration views  the plan  as a supplement to current infrastructure spending. The money would be distributed through new types of programs that are designed to generate greater state and local government and private sector spending. Also  there's no guarantee how much of the money will go to transportation projects since the administration is broadly defining infrastructure as everything from building water treatment plants to expanding high-speed Internet access to rural areas.