C1 · Pillar C · Growth Acceleration
National infrastructure modernization
Sustained investment in transportation, water, energy transmission, broadband, and resilience, prioritized by benefit-cost screening, with permitting reform that shortens timelines without weakening environmental protections, and public-private partnership architecture where appropriate.
- 10-year fiscal
- +$500B costInvestment
- Implementation
- Years 1–10
- Middle class
- Positive
- Planetary
- Variable
$400B–$700B · Medium confidence
Construction employment plus lower commute, utility, and logistics costs.
Positive for resilience and clean-energy components; depends on project selection.
Global precedent
The EU Connecting Europe Facility and higher sustained infrastructure investment shares in peer economies. ASCE report cards document the U.S. maintenance backlog.
Lead mechanism
Department of Transportation; Department of Energy; EPA; Army Corps of Engineers.
Bipartisan framing
Broadly bipartisan in principle. The IIJA (2021) is the recent domestic precedent.
Figures in this framework are illustrative directional estimates derived from publicly available data and conventional Congressional Budget Office budget-window logic. They are not official CBO scores. Any provision adopted from this framework would require formal CBO scoring before legislative consideration. This document is a policy white paper, not an introduced bill.