{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2337", "Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Applauds Historic Investments in Massachusetts Roadway Infrastructure", "2021-12-21", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Lori Trahan", "T000482", "trahan.house.gov", "trahan", "https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 After enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is now distributing $52.5 billion in its first tranche of funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the safety and performance of America\u2019s highways. This investment is for Fiscal Year 2022, and Massachusetts will receive $804.6 million in this round of funding.\n\nThese federal investments will go toward important projects, including highway performance improvements, bridge repair, and expanding pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure. The total funding also includes a dedicated $44.4 million for highway safety improvements, $69.1 million for congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, $18 million for carbon reduction efforts, and $20.5 million for strengthening the resiliency of transportation infrastructure.\n\n\u201cFor decades, roads littered with potholes and in need of repair have made it difficult for Bay Staters to get around,\u201d said Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03). \u201cThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes that. By delivering billions in federal funding to make much-needed upgrades, this critical investment will create jobs, cut down our commute times, and modernize our infrastructure \u2014 benefiting every single person here in the Third District and across the Commonwealth.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis massive investment into Massachusetts roadways demonstrates the beginning of our physical infrastructure revolution, while starting to solve long-unaddressed safety challenges,\u201d said Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA). \u201cWith this funding, we can finally address all too preventable tragedies on our nation\u2019s roads, expand transportation alternatives like biking and walking, reduce traffic congestion for Massachusetts commuters, and begin the process of making our streets cleaner and greener. I am proud of my colleagues and I for securing this investment in the Commonwealth, and I look forward to the opportunities that will be available as we continue to receive additional funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the years ahead.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m delighted that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing over $800 million into our roads, bridges, and public transportation in Massachusetts. With this much-needed investment, we\u2019ll repair our crumbling roads and bridges, fight climate change, and improve safety \u2013 all while creating good-paying union jobs,\u201d said Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).\n\n\u201cIn MA-5 and across our state, we are no strangers to traffic and potholes. The funding from the infrastructure law will reverse decades of neglect and underinvestment and modernize our roads and bridges, decrease commute times, reduce emissions, create jobs and lower costs for families. And, by improving our roadways, we are helping to alleviate the on-going supply chain challenges,\u201d said Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05). This is a critical piece of the Build Back Better agenda, and Massachusetts will continue to see the impact of President\u2019s vision for a stronger, more sustainable future.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe gradual decline in our federal infrastructure investment has resulted in an alarming number of crumbling roads,\u201d said Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means (MA-01). \u201cThanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we have the opportunity to make quality upgrades to our federal highway system. Drivers will benefit from the improvements and skilled workers will be back on the job to make it a reality.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to have worked alongside Chairman Richie Neal and my Massachusetts Congressional colleagues to secure this critical transportation funding for the Commonwealth,\u201d said Congressman Stephen Lynch (MA-08). \u201cThese funds are essential to creating a greener transportation system, expanding rail, improving passenger safety and strengthening the climate-change resiliency of our infrastructure. I am also pleased to see these projects will help reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality, an important benefit for our communities that struggle with high rates of asthma and respiratory disease. I look forward to seeing the transformation of our transportation system and the positive impact it will have on all Massachusetts residents.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis welcome investment is long-overdue and will help improve connectivity, make our roads and highways safer, create jobs, and promote environmentally friendly alternatives to driving such as biking,\u201d said Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07). \u201cI look forward to seeing this funding swiftly disbursed and continuing our work to deliver President Biden\u2019s full Build Back Better agenda.\u201d\n\n\"If you have traveled through the South Shore or South Coast to get to Cape Cod during the summer, you know firsthand how vital congestion mitigation is,\" said Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09). \"This first wave of funding from President Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Plan aims to address this issue head-on, and I am glad to see funds arriving so quickly to Massachusetts as we tackle the infrastructure challenges that lay ahead, including the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges.\"\n\n\u201cThis substantial investment into our roadways will make driving safer; expand access to jobs and services; and help our climate through carbon reduction initiatives,\u201d said Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04).\n\n\u201cAnyone who drives down a road or bridge here in Massachusetts will tell you that they are often jam packed and in pretty abysmal condition. These conditions cost drivers more than $600 every single year, which is why we must fix our existing roads first, not expand them endlessly,\u201d said Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06). \u201cHow we invest the money from this bill will determine whether we combat climate change or contribute to it. Investments in roads must reduce greenhouse gas emissions and impacts to air quality from those who remain on the road and be paired with expansion of transit and rail which provide greater environmental gains.\u201d\n\n\u201cThanks to the steadfast leadership of President Biden, we are finally\u2014at long last\u2014rebuilding America\u2019s crumbling infrastructure,\u201d said House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02). \u201cMassachusetts residents are going to feel the major improvements these funds will make in the form of faster and safer commutes, less traffic, cleaner air, and less pollution. I\u2019m proud of our delegation for playing a key role in the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and for securing these vital funds so we can invest in our future and build a better commonwealth for all.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-06T14:24:52Z", "2026-04-06T15:54:06Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2337"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8765668608248234, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}