Optimism as Infrastructure Bills Take Shape

Enjoying the opportunity to meet informally face to face with highway industry lobbyists, the general discussion was optimistic that some form of infrastructure legislation will be passed this year. Republicans leadership on key committees are participating in drafting smaller, more targeted bills aimed at traditional infrastructure projects such as highway and bridges.

One of the leading coalitions in support of infrastructure investment, the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), recently shared their thoughts on the state of play for the need for Congress to act on infrastructure investment:

Calling for long-term investment in America’s transportation system after a sizable crack in the Memphis I-40 bridge shut down the crossing over the Mississippi River might seem like crisis messaging.

And, unfortunately, it is.

Congress and the Biden Administration know that updating the United States’ infrastructure must be a legislative priority. Our country has reached the point where the subject is now part of the national zeitgeist. Ed Mortimer, Executive Director of the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition, explains why in the latest ATM podcast.