The infrastructure bill will bring billions of dollars to New York to help fund transportation projects statewide.
This includes about $ 10.5 billion dollars earmarked for the MTA.
Meanwhile, in a statement, Governor Hochul responded to the bill’s passage, saying, “New York will be able to make critical investments in our roads, bridges and transit. This funding also helps make our infrastructure more resilient to climate change. and expand access to clean water, supporting New York’s economic growth and improving public health. “
And the congressman for our state representing the Bronx, Ritchie Torres, voted in favor of the federal infrastructure plan.
The legislator considered that the measure represents historical on several levels, since it includes a considerable investment in public transportation for New York.
He explained that the MTA alone would receive around $ 10 billion, while Amtrak would receive $ 66 billion.
He specified that more than $ 20,000 million of those funds will go to the Northeast Corridor of the country, which will support the project known as Gateway, which seeks to renovate the railway tunnels under the Hudson River.
Torres also assured that the infrastructure plan will create two million jobs each year on average throughout the country.
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