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Calls to speed rail projects by reforming permitting as Congress weighs transportation reauthorization
Summary
Two meeting participants urged permitting-process reform to reduce time and costs for railroad improvement projects as Congress begins work on surface transportation reauthorization legislation.
As Congress begins work on a new surface transportation reauthorization, two meeting participants urged permitting-process reform to cut the time and cost of improving the nation’s railroad system. Speaker 1, Commenter, posed the question directly: “So as Congress begins to work on new surface transportation reauthorization legislation, how important is permitting process reform to reduce the time and cost of improving our railroad system?”
The concern was echoed and expanded by Speaker 2, Commenter,…
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