US transportation investment report being published

A new study on transportation investment has been carried out by forecasting company IHS. The firm is a global source of critical information and insight and the report outlines the economic benefits of federal highway and transit investment programmes on the US economy. The IHS report was commissioned by the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and focuses on federal investment and examines outcomes on non-construction jobs, household incomes, and state and local tax revenues.
December 10, 2014 Read time: 1 min
A new study on transportation investment has been carried out by forecasting company IHS. The firm is a global source of critical information and insight and the report outlines the economic benefits of federal highway and transit investment programmes on the US economy. The IHS report was commissioned by the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and focuses on federal investment and examines outcomes on non-construction jobs, household incomes, and state and local tax revenues.    

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