instaPoll: Do you support the 414 Plan that suspends regulations hindering the construction of roads and bridges?

A 2010 Government Accountability Office report found that a quarter of the country's 600,000 bridges are either "structurally deficient" or inadequate to meet today's traffic needs. To address this problem, Congressman Forbes has introduced the 414 Plan, a bill that temporarily suspends burdensome regulations that have stalled the highway construction process to an average of 13.1 years while still maintaining rigorous safety and durability standards. The 414 Plan: Suspends for five years all federal regulations that do not pertain to the safety or durability of highway facilities, or of public and workplace safety; Dispenses with costly, outdated federal requirements while continuing to afford states and localities flexibility in utilizing federal funding for road and bridge projects; Expresses the sense of Congress on the need for greater interagency cooperation among project stakeholders to further expedite the deployment of surface transportation projects; Does not authorize any new, stimulus-style funding; and Has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The text of the legislation is available here. Question of the Week: Do you support the 414 Plan that suspends regulations hindering the construction of roads and bridges? (  ) I support the 414 Plan. (  ) I do not support the 414 Plan. (  ) Other (share your thoughts on my blog) (  ) I am unsure. Take the poll here.  Learn more about the 414 Plan here.

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