Daily News Briefs, February 16, 2021

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US House Transportation Committee Approves More COVID-19 Relief Funds

AASHTO Journal reports, the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week approved a package of approximately $42.5 billion in additional COVID-19 aid for transportation entities, most of which will go to the transit and air travel sectors.

Highway and Bridge Safety (Including COVID-19 Impacts) US Gov't Transportation Funding

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AASHTO Profiles African American Transportation Pioneers

AASHTO produced an online feature for African American History Month that celebrates the lives of four people — Elbert Robinson, Garret Morgan, Granville Woods and Carmen Turner — who made significant contributions to US transportation.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

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Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund Will Target Toll Road Investment

Reuters reports, “Indonesia’s [new] sovereign wealth fund will focus on investment in toll roads in its first review of $9.5 billion worth of infrastructure projects for its assets, its newly appointed chief executive said [today]. Ridha Wirakusumah told a news conference the first step for the fund will be to establish good governance.” (Link inserted by TRN)

Indonesia Infrastructure Investment Trends

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These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.

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