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Plans for Highway Within Infrastructure Bill Threaten Louisiana
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8:46Now PlayingChoosing which projects to spend the infrastructure bill money on largely falls in the hands of individual states, not the federal government.
This is cause for concern for Dorothy Wiley, resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, whose home sits at the crosshairs of a new plan to expand Interstate 49. The highway could cut through the community of Allendale, a move Wiley fears will displace her church and neighbors.
Louisiana’s Secretary of Transportation Dr. Shawn Wilson told the New York Times he’s listening to Wiley’s concerns, and federal officials have also said there are provisions in the bill that incentivize states to take racial equality into account.
Wiley, president of Allendale Strong, a neighborhood group against the interstate construction, and Amy Stelly, an urban designer from New Orleans, join Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss this issue.
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