Bishop Secures Transportation Projects for Northern Utah
Bishop Secures Transportation Projects for Northern Utah
Freshman Republican Votes to Pass Landmark Transportation Bill
Washington, D.C.--- Utah First District Congressman Rob Bishop announced today important transportation projects for Northern Utah that he helped secure as part of House passage of H.R. 3550, the Transportation Equity Act.
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Following today's vote, Congressman Bishop issued the following statement:
"Improvement of Forest Street has long been a priority of county and city officials and so I'm pleased with the progress thus far to fund this significant project. Improved access to the Refuge will lead to increased visitors to this culturally and historically rich area. I'm also glad we could secure funding authorization for the Pine View road. UDOT can move forward in solving this public safety problem by constructing the most safe and cost-effective solution.
"In addition to these two local projects, this transportation bill will help hundreds of millions of dollars flow into the First District and every part of the state to improve all aspects of our transportation system. It was important to pass this legislation now to keep Utah moving. I had actually hoped we could have authorized more money than the $275 billion we did today for America's roads and highways, and for improving Utah's infrastructure. Fortunately, though, this bill allows for a review in a couple of years to see if the budget then will allow us to make additional investments in transportation. I fully support more spending on transportation. Road construction and transportation improvements always mean more jobs and are the backbone of our economy. Having decent highways is about more than just moving people from point A to point B. Roughly 90 percent of what we consume everyday moves on trucks on our roads. Without a doubt, transportation is a core responsibility of the federal government. I look forward to the future and finding ways to get even more money to build new roads and repair the ones we have. Congress must help keep America rolling."