washington president donald trump friday pledge new efforts speed approvals highways project part proposal trillion boost fix age u.s. infrastructure u.s. transportation department trump say goal solve one big obstacles create new desperately-needed infrastructure painfully slow costly time-consuming process get permit approvals build trump say white house move ahead massive permit reform set new council help project managers navigate bureaucratic hurdle council also improve transparency create new online dashboard allow everyone easily track major project every stage approval process trump say say council make sure federal agency consistently delay project miss deadlines face tough new penalties hold bureaucracy accountable white house also create new office council environmental quality root inefficiency clarify line authority streamline federal state local procedures communities modernize age infrastructure without fear outdated federal rule get way transportation secretary elaine chao say department ask public input change make speed approvals trump say take four years build golden gate bridge five years build hoover dam today take 10 years get approvals permit need build major infrastructure project republican president new york-based real state developer take office repeatedly decry process win approval highway permit include 16 different approvals involve 10 different federal agencies govern 26 different statutes trump say speak front two huge chart detail hurdle build highways hold massive report say need maryland highway build country prosper restraints trump ask continue accept clearly unacceptable elect continue fail system elect change it administration propose 200 billion government fund 10 years part goal get trillion public private infrastructure spend senate democratic leader charles schumer say budget cut 206 billion infrastructure spend across several cabinet departments however include 96 billion plan highway trust fund spend trump announce push speed 'desperately-needed infrastructure