Unable to gain significant traction in previous attempts to directly pass the cost of the nation's roadwork onto American drivers, the Bush administration is now looking to private investors to act as middlemen in the transaction. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters last month called for a massive overhaul of the national transportation strategy. At the heart of her proposal is a plan to entice the private sector to invest in transportation construction, maintenance and operations (Greenwire, July 29).
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