The Infrastructure Cycle By teyhow Jan 1, 1835 Turnpikes and Canals Jan 1, 1862 Pacific Railway Act Jan 1, 1885 Second Rail Expansion Jan 1, 1910 Progressive Era Road Investment Mar 4, 1933 The New Deal Jun 29, 1956 Interstate Highway Act Jan 20, 1981 Reagan Inaugurated Jan 1, 2006 Bush/Obama