REPAIR Infrastructure Act: Reconnecting Communities and Improving Access
This act reauthorizes and funds a program to invest billions in transportation projects aimed at reconnecting communities, improving access to essential services, and creating safer travel options. It emphasizes local development, preventing displacement, and explicitly prohibits using funds to add new highway lanes. Citizens will benefit from better access to jobs, healthcare, and schools, and their input will be crucial in project planning.
Key points
$3 billion annually (2027-2031) for projects enhancing transportation access and connectivity within communities.
Focus on creating affordable transportation options, improving access to jobs, healthcare, and schools, including for people with disabilities.
Prohibition on using funds to increase the number of travel lanes on existing highways, promoting alternative transport solutions.
Requirement for robust community participation in project planning and measures to preserve housing affordability and prevent resident displacement.
Status:
Introduced
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