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Obama satser på tog

Publisert 10.09.2010 av Terje André Skrevet i Byggeprosjekter, Nyheter

President Barack Obama har lansert et program for å rehabilitere og utvide jernbanenettet i USA. Programmet har et omfang på 50 milliarder dollar over seks år og har som mål å redusere avhengighet av olje og redusere utslipp. Inkludert i …

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Obama satser 8 milliarder dollar på høyhastighetstog

Publisert 29.01.2010 av Terje André Skrevet i Byggeprosjekter, Nyheter

Det er som et ledd i virkemidlene for å bedre den amerikanske økonomien at president Obama deler ut $8 mrd. til ulike høyhastighetskorridorer i USA. Dette er delfinansiering av strekninger som restfinansieres av delstater eller private. Tiltaket er ment å …

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