{"id":24856,"date":"2024-11-15T12:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=24856"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:46:12","slug":"on-3rd-anniversary-sen-ossoff-releases-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-report-for-augusta-east-georgia","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/on-3rd-anniversary-sen-ossoff-releases-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-report-for-augusta-east-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"On 3rd Anniversary, Sen. Ossoff Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Report for Augusta &#038; East Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Since passage of the historic bipartisan infrastructure law 3 years ago today, East Georgia communities have already received over $365 million in Federal infrastructure investments<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Augusta, Ga.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Since passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law three years ago today,&nbsp;<strong><u>Augusta and communities across East Georgia have already received over $365 million in Federal infrastructure funding<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;to upgrade roads, expand high-speed internet, remove lead pipes from drinking water systems, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, on the 3rd anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released a progress report for East Georgia, highlighting the historic upgrades that have been delivered so far, with more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThree years ago, we brought Republicans and Democrats in Congress together to pass the historic bipartisan infrastructure law, the most significant investment in America&#8217;s infrastructure since the Eisenhower administration. This law is upgrading our roads, highways, and bridges; removing lead pipes from our drinking water systems; expanding broadband internet access; upgrading our electric grid; rebuilding our airports and our seaports, and more. Our historic&nbsp;bipartisan&nbsp;infrastructure&nbsp;law&nbsp;will continue to deliver for Georgia for years to come,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>In the last 3 years, Sen. Ossoff and the bipartisan infrastructure law have so far delivered:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$21.2 million for public transportation needs across Richmond County, including:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$12 million for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/augustabusinessdaily.com\/moving-augusta-into-the-transportation-of-the-future\/\">Augusta Transit to upgrade their bus fleet<\/a>&nbsp;with new, low-emission vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$1.7 million to plan the redevelopment of the Broad Street Transfer Facility, a critical link for Augusta\u2019s transit operations which is in need of serious repair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$12 million to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdw.com\/video\/2023\/12\/13\/sens-warnock-ossoff-announce-12m-project-millen\/\">eliminate a blocked railroad crossing in Millen<\/a>&nbsp;to improve emergency services, residents\u2019 access to essential services, and efficiency of freight connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$19.4 million for upgrades to airports across the region, including:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$3 million for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfxg.com\/news\/local\/ags-expands-sen-jon-ossoff-visits-for-ribbon-cutting\/article_47097e77-2660-548e-ae80-403d912fe6b3.html\">gate rehabilitation project<\/a>&nbsp;to allow Augusta Regional Airport to serve additional customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$4 million for Augusta Regional Airport to expand their passenger security checkpoint to accommodate growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$750,000 to help build a terminal for general aviation need at Burke County Airport in Waynesboro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over $11 million for bridge rehabilitation and preservation along several major highways and state &amp; local routes, including I-16 and I-20, in Warren, Richmond, and Taliaferro Counties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$9 million for low-emission school buses to serve Richmond County students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$7.69 million to improve safety and efficiency along Willis Foreman Road, which connects US Routes 1 and 25, connecting Augusta with Macon and Savannah, respectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$1.4 million for pedestrian infrastructure upgrades at several intersections in Taliaferro, Greene, and McDuffie Counties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since passage of the historic bipartisan infrastructure law 3 years ago today, East Georgia communities have already received over $365 million in Federal infrastructure investments Augusta, Ga.&nbsp;\u2014 Since passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law three years ago today,&nbsp;Augusta and communities across East Georgia have already received over $365 million in Federal infrastructure funding&nbsp;to upgrade roads, [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24856","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/24856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/24856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24858,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/24856\/revisions\/24858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}