Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides a five-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs and will help improve and repair Connecticut's highways, bridges, public transportation, and water infrastructure. The IIJA also includes new resources to improve Connecticut's ports, waterways, and high-speed internet access. The law is the result of months-long bipartisan negotiations in the House and Senate and represents the largest reinvestment in America's transportation infrastructure in more than twenty years.
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NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney broke ground on a major construction project alongside Amtrak and federal and state officials to replace the 116-year-old Connecticut River Bridge.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney marked the second anniversary since President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law and highlighted projects across the region made possible by the new law.
Since the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law, it has provided $3.7 billion to eastern Connecticut towns to make critical projects a reality.
As more federal funding from the Infrastructure Law comes to eastern Connecticut over the next three years, I want to know your infrastructure priorities. I hope you will take a moment to complete my survey. Your input helps shape my work.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney alongside the Connecticut Congressional delegation and state leaders announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Amtrak an $826,645,100 grant to support the replacement of the 116-year-old Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut. The funding will allow Amtrak to build a modern and resilient new moveable bridge immediately south of the existing structure.
NORWICH, CT – Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $144 million to expand high-speed internet access through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a federal grant program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a formerly blighted and contaminated property, Rep. Courtney (CT-02) announced a $1,000,000 federal infrastructure grant coming to New London to transform other abandoned properties in New London into economic hubs.
(April 4, 2023) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $73,587,000 to Connecticut to fund essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 billion boost from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasing the investments available to rebuild the nation’s water infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that three federal infrastructure grant awards totaling over $1.3 million will be awarded to the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), the Northeastern CT Council of Governments (NECCOG), and the Lower CT River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) to support the development of comprehensive action plans to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. The funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and is being awarded by the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement welcoming U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to New London to celebrate a new $158 million federal infrastructure investment that will accelerate repairs to the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, a critical link along the I-95 corridor. The funding was awarded to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Rep. Courtney voted to pass in November 2021.