The national media’s view of the state of funding for transportation infrastructure is cynical and

cautious, but the opportunity for more investment, despite their reports, is not completely lost.

James O’Keefe has been on the inside, shaping federal policy, crunching budget numbers, and

navigating Congressional politics for more than twenty years. He also consults the Portland

Cement Association.

Informed by his own contacts in Hill offices, O’Keefe tell us this week that work continues on a

plan that includes discussion of ways to pump more money into the federal program.