MILAN, April 1, 2020 – Salini Impregilo and its U.S. subsidiary Lane Construction are proceeding with work at their sites across the United States, where President Donald Trump has called on Congress to pass a $2-trillion infrastructure bill to support to the economy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency.

Work on the sites are going ahead while fully respecting measures to contain the spread of the virus. They are applying the strictest worker safety rules imposed at the state level and enforcing the toughest rules to protect the health of direct and indirect employees.

“With interest rates for the United State being at ZERO, this is the time to do our decades long awaited Infrastructure Bill,” Trump said on Twitter, the microblog platform.

Trump has previously called on Congress to pass legislation that would support huge investments in infrastructure, including roads, bridges and railways in the transport sector; and hydroelectric and treatment plants in the water sector.

Salini Impregilo and Lane are deploying their expertise in both these sectors on projects throughout the country. In Texas, they are performing the early works for a $20-billion high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston, while in Florida they are building a storage reservoir. Other projects, some near completion, include the replacement of the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach, California, which is set to become an icon for the state in terms of design and importance.