COVID-19 infrastructure stimulus needs short-term support for a long-term transformation

With the uncertainty caused by multiple daily announcements on COVID-19, any additional stability and certainty governments provide could be more impactful than committing significant new dollars.

Perhaps the most effective stimulus would be to reach a quick resolution around pandemic-related costs and delays on projects currently underway, write Genevieve Young and John Allen. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY GENEVIEVE YOUNG, JOHN ALLEN

April 22, 2020

Infrastructure spending will play a big part in the economic recovery from COVID-19. Construction projects get people working, flow money to local economies, and create assets that serve communities for years. With the uncertainty caused by multiple daily announcements on COVID-19, any additional st...

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