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i hope to keep working with fhwa and this committee on these needed reforms.inalized the public right of ways ability lines with fhwa and dot. we passed americans with disabilities act 34 years ago and we still have not finalized the standards that will ensure people with disabilities that cann safely walk and roll on the sidewalks. it is an enforceable and what is causing the delay at the dot. >> senator, i appreciate your leadership in this effort. let me check with my staffing. it's an inner agency coordination so i want to make sure i'm getting the right information. >> thank you. thank you, sir and mr. chairman. i want to begin where the senator was going. it'sn so important, and unfortunately my state is often a kind of ground zero for groups that want to delay projects on infrastructure. the infrastructure we have fewer road miles in connecticut and almost 120 times bigger than connecticut so we like infrastructure andy then when e have the opportunity to build it, we want to make sure that it's built on time on budget. as you know in the infrastructure
i hope to keep working with fhwa and this committee on these needed reforms.inalized the public right of ways ability lines with fhwa and dot. we passed americans with disabilities act 34 years ago and we still have not finalized the standards that will ensure people with disabilities that cann safely walk and roll on the sidewalks. it is an enforceable and what is causing the delay at the dot. >> senator, i appreciate your leadership in this effort. let me check with my staffing. it's an...
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fhwa continues to meet with agencies to discuss permitting. thank you to the state and local and federal entities that continue to respond to this event. whether it is this scale and complexity or the comparably smaller incidents on 95 in philadelphia and 10 in los angeles i'm proud to lead an agency that is playing a part showing the country what can happen when the government and industry come together with a common goal. there are no democratic roads or republican bridges. transportation unites us. fhwa will continue to do everything we can to support the response and we will not rest until this event has created a new bridge. we will be happy to answer any questions. >> chair. >> thank you. good morning chairman, ranking member and members of the committee. with me today is the lead investigator on this accident, the acting director of marine safety and other dedicated ntsb staff. thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the ongoing investigation into the collapse of the francis scott key bridge. on behalf of the ntsb i of
fhwa continues to meet with agencies to discuss permitting. thank you to the state and local and federal entities that continue to respond to this event. whether it is this scale and complexity or the comparably smaller incidents on 95 in philadelphia and 10 in los angeles i'm proud to lead an agency that is playing a part showing the country what can happen when the government and industry come together with a common goal. there are no democratic roads or republican bridges. transportation...
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fhwa also is working with maryland d.o.t. to ensure that the new bridge will be billed to current design standards and in accordance with all applicable federal laws. on march 26, 2024, the day of the collapse, fhwa met with the national interpretation liaison from the u.s. army corps of engineers, u.s. coast guard, u.s. fish and wildlife service, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, advisory council on historic preservation and the epa to discuss each agency's respected emergency procedures and considerations to expedite the review and permitting process for future construction. fhwa continues to meet with these agencies to discuss permitting. thank you to the state, local and federal agencies continue to collaborate in response to this tragic event. whether it is the event of the scale and complexity but an comparatively smaller but impactful bridge incidents on i- 95 in philadelphia or i-10 in in los angeles, i am proud to lead an agency that is playing a part in showing the country what can happen with the gov
fhwa also is working with maryland d.o.t. to ensure that the new bridge will be billed to current design standards and in accordance with all applicable federal laws. on march 26, 2024, the day of the collapse, fhwa met with the national interpretation liaison from the u.s. army corps of engineers, u.s. coast guard, u.s. fish and wildlife service, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, advisory council on historic preservation and the epa to discuss each agency's respected emergency...
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can offer assurances today that the fhwa will balance implementation of requirements with the actual near-term availability of domestic products? >> thank you for that question. i think this is something that the president has been clear on that he wants them delivered as quickly as possible and to support american manufacturing, and there is obviously tension between those goals, but we have been directed to deliver projects and to make sure that it's upheld. my commitment to you is we will continue to listen and accept feedback from others on finding those problematic areas that are holding us up. >> that is the second part of this of course. wyoming d.o.t. plus idaho, montana, north dakota, south dakota have all asked for waivers and extensions of time before waivers are disallowed, so before finalizing the rule would you please confer with state-level officials to ensure annual requirements are practical and workable? rather than just saying we are going to by america whether we have the supplies or not. >> thank you. we will follow the law when it comes to following the rulemaki
can offer assurances today that the fhwa will balance implementation of requirements with the actual near-term availability of domestic products? >> thank you for that question. i think this is something that the president has been clear on that he wants them delivered as quickly as possible and to support american manufacturing, and there is obviously tension between those goals, but we have been directed to deliver projects and to make sure that it's upheld. my commitment to you is we...
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fhwa continues to meet with federal resource agencies to discuss permitting. thank you to the state, local, and federal agencies. whether it is an event of this scale and complexity of the comparatively smaller but still impactful bridge incidents on i- 95 in philadelphia and i-10 in los angeles, i am proud to lead an agency that is playing a part in showing the country what can happen when the government and industry come together with a world. we will continue to do everything we can to support response. as the president has said, we will not rest until the cement has dried on the entirety of a new bridge. i was happy to appear before you today and will be happy to answer any questions. >> thanks. >> come on, sherman burdette graves, ranking member larsen, and members of the committee. with me today is the lead investigator on this accident, marcel muse, our acting director marine safety, eric stolberg, and other dedicated staff. thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss our ongoing investigation into the collapse of the francis scott key bri
fhwa continues to meet with federal resource agencies to discuss permitting. thank you to the state, local, and federal agencies. whether it is an event of this scale and complexity of the comparatively smaller but still impactful bridge incidents on i- 95 in philadelphia and i-10 in los angeles, i am proud to lead an agency that is playing a part in showing the country what can happen when the government and industry come together with a world. we will continue to do everything we can to...