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ENR February 21, 2011

Obama Budget Hikes Transportation But Cuts Other Construction Programs
By Tom Ichniowski and Pam Hunter
Highways, transit and passenger rail are the big winners among construction programs in President Obama’s $3.7-trillion fiscal 2012 budget request, which calls for sharp increases in those sectors next year, kicking off a proposed $556-billion, six-year surface transportation bill.

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