BAFEF Mentions in Charleston Policy Forum News

A call to Congress was put out to save Lowcountry roads and waterways and local officials are requesting that Congress spend more money on infrastructure, including roads, bridges and rail lines. Read more on transportation news.

WCIV (ABC) TV: Secretary of Transportation discusses projects in Lowcountry
 An outcry to Congress, to save Lowcountry roads and waterways. Local leaders met with the nation's secretary of transportation Wednesday in Charleston, making yet another request for federal cash. Aging infrastructure, roads in need of repairs and a port in need of improvement; all in a state needing financial help.

Post and Courier: U.S. infrastructure called key
Local officials and business leaders want to see the federal government spend more on infrastructure -- roads, bridges, rail lines, water systems and the like -- saying that America is falling behind other nations, and infrastructure improvements would create jobs.

Charleston Business Journal: Transportation secretary: America, state can recover through building 
Identifying infrastructure needs and finding creative ways to fund them are keys to future success for the nation and state, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today at a policy forum in Charleston. “Americans can still build great things, not in spite of economic challenges, but as a means to overcome them,” LaHood said.

The Trucker: Transportation Department launches 'Buy America' Webpage
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Wednesday unveiled a new Department of Transportation “Buy America” webpage that he said would help American businesses reap the full benefits of the Obama administration’s investments in transportation infrastructure.

Associated Press: Rendell says nation needs infrastructure bank
Gov. Ed Rendell said Tuesday the nation needs an infrastructure bank like that in South Carolina to help pay for billions in road, waterway, energy system and other national needs.