Congressman Sanford Bishop highlights Federal infrastructure investments in Georgia

This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's (IIJA) enactment. Congresman Bishop supported the bipartisan infrastrucure bill's approval in Conress. Since then, the law has funded projects throughout Georgia, including in Middle and Southwest Georgia.

"From making our roads, railways, bridges, and airports safer and more efficient to core quality of life water systems projects and ensuring all communities have access to affordable high-speed internet, the bipartisan infrastructure law is delivering for Georgia," said Congressman Bishop. "I am proud to have supported this bill and pleased to see so many vital projects already being funded, not just in Middle and Southwest Georgia, but across the state. Today's investments will imrpove the resiliency of our supply chain, help reduce inflation, and mak our country stronger."

$4,850,854,005 in federal funds have been announced for the state of Georgia, its local givernments, and families htrough the IIJA, including:

$3,504,890,196 to the state of Georgia for roads, bridges, and other major and safety projects through the Federal Hiwhway Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

$4,345,000 to the Macon and Chattahoochee school districts as well as the Pataula Charter Academy in Edison, Georgia, for electric buses

$5,264,680 to county and regional airports in Albany, Americus, Bainbridge, Blakely, Butler, Cairo, Camilla, Columbus, Cordele, Dawson, Donalsonville, and Montezuma as well as the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Macon Downtown Airport as well as $158,490,346 for more than 70 other local and major airports throughout Georgia

515,558 Georgia households have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program to help families afford high-speed internet

$29,599,000 through the Army Corp of Engineers for climate, energy, and environment resilience projects in Georgia

$279,872,340 from the Federal Transit Administration for public transportation projects throughout Georgia