Investing in infrastructure remains a transformational opportunity for Congress to improve the nation’s economy, create thousands of good-paying jobs, and build for the future. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), HR 3684, calls for historic and overdue investments to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. The IIJA includes investments in rail, water, port, airport, energy, and broadband that would further enable additional capital improvements and economic benefits across our state.
The core of the bill, a five-year surface transportation program reauthorization, would increase federal highway and public transportation investments in Virginia and is a significant investment in highway, bridge, and transit, enabling long-term projects to move forward and maintenance backlogs to be addressed. The bill also pursues important environmental review and approval process reforms, protecting infrastructure assets from future natural disasters, while preserving state flexibility.
The House has just 10 days to vote on Speaker Pelosi’s self-imposed deadline on the good Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act HR 3684. While the bill is close to passage, it still needs Virginia Congressional delegation to support it! It will be a close vote.
We need you to contact these four congressmen this week:
Attached is a SAMPLE LETTER, which you may copy, paste, edit, and send to your representatives.
VTCA’s talking points are HERE.
Action is especially needed before the current one-year extension of the FAST Act surface transportation law expires September 30. Short-term extensions generate significant disruptions and uncertainty for state and local transportation programs, delaying safety and quality of life improvements across Virginia.
For questions on this issue, contact VTCA EVP Gordon Dixon at Gordon@vtca.org.