Rep. Adriano Espaillat Announces $2.2 Billion in New Funding for Roads and Bridges Headed to New York, First Round of Highway Funding Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced that New York will receive $2,223,753,281 in new federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying jobs for New Yorkers improving roads and bridges across the state. This is the first round of funding under the five years of federal investment in New York highways authorized by this new law.
“With this new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we’re putting New Yorkers to work rebuilding roads and bridges in communities across the state,” said Rep. Espaillat. “These federal dollars represent a strong first step toward strengthening our state’s essential infrastructure – and with them, we’ll cut down commute times, help small businesses get goods to market and keep travelers safe on our roads.”
The historic and bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Biden on November 15th, secured new federal funding for highway and bridge repair for communities across the nation including in New York's 13th district with projects such as the Second Avenue Subway Phase II extension, which is expected to receive $3.4 billion of Capital Investment Grant New Start Funding over the years as requested by the MTA. The funds, administered by the Federal-aid Highway Program, can be used for the construction, reconstruction or improvement.
To put the magnitude of this investment into perspective, New York recently scored a C- grade on its Infrastructure Report Card. With this funding – and more to come – the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will create good-paying union jobs strengthening this crippled infrastructure.
“Thanks to the bold leadership of President Biden and House Democrats, we are already seeing the tangible impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in communities across New York State,” continued Rep. Espaillat. “I was proud to vote for this historic legislation – which will make a tremendous difference in the lives of New Yorkers – and I look forward to seeing more federal funding flow into our communities.”
Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.
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