AASHTO Applauds Senators and President Biden on Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement

AASHTO Applauds Senators and President Biden on Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement

WASHINGTON - The following is a formal statement from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regarding today's procedural agreement to advance the proposed bipartisan infrastructure proposal.

'AASHTO applauds the bipartisan group of Senators and President Biden for reaching agreement on this historic bipartisan infrastructure bill,' said Jim Tymon, AASHTO executive director. 'We recognize this long-sought agreement is a crucial demonstration of the solid bipartisan support for infrastructure investment including roads, bridges, public transit, passenger rail, ports, airports, safety, and resilience-as well as broadband, water, and energy systems. We are particularly grateful for the addition of $550 billion in new funding on top of the much-needed five-year surface transportation reauthorization bills passed with strong bipartisan support by the Senate Environment and Public Works and Commerce Committees. AASHTO and our state department of transportation members stand ready to work with Congress and the Administration toward enactment of this major infrastructure package as soon as possible.'

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