The Department of Transportation has released a long-secret list of its most overdue and over-budget projects, revealing billions of dollars in taxpayer money committed to projects that just can’t seem to get across the finish line. Here’s what you need to know about the transportation project boondoggle list:

The secret list revealed

DOT releases long-hidden project failures:

The worst offenders

Three projects highlight massive failures:

Ernst’s accountability push

Iowa Republican senator made list public:

The delayed reporting

Biden administration failed to deliver required report:

Duffy’s accountability message

Transportation secretary emphasizes taxpayer responsibility:

The California rail cancellation

High-speed train project faces federal cutoff:

The California rail details

Both phases running massively over budget and behind schedule:

The complete project list

Additional troubled projects across multiple states:

More problematic projects

Interstate and infrastructure failures nationwide:

The Purple Line disaster

Maryland project exemplifies cost and schedule failures:

The delay champions

Columbus Crossroads leads in schedule failures:

The excuse catalog

Transportation Department cites various delay causes:

The report’s shortcomings

Ernst criticizes delayed and inadequate documentation:

The future accountability

List provides new targets for oversight:

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• Overdue: Feds reveal secret list of taxpayer-funded transportation boondoggles

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