House Passes 6-Year Transportation Bill

The House of Representatives passed a six-year transportation bill that will provide up to $325 billion for transportation projects including $261 billion for roads and bridges. The funding is expected to last three years although a last minute amendment was adopted that could provide an additional $40 billion during the life of the bill.

“I am very pleased, that after ten years of short-term band-aids and extensions, the House finally passed a bipartisan, six-year transportation bill,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR). “This legislation isn’t perfect. Unfortunately, it doesn’t provide the level of investment needed to repair or rebuild our aging 1950s-era system of roads, bridges, and public transit systems.”