Virginians Continue to Reap Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on its Three-Year Anniversary

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement to mark the three-year anniversary of theBipartisan Infrastructure Lawbecoming law:
“In the past three years, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which weauthoredand helped pass, has been transformative for communities across Virginia. This law has upgraded our roads, railways, and airports, made our air and water cleaner, connected communities through expanded broadband access, and more. We look forward to continuing to secure investments for Virginia from this law and will do all that we can to fight for its reauthorization so the Commonwealth can benefit from it for many more years to come.”
So far, Virginia has receivedover $10.5 billionin Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, including funding forover 350 specific projects. Read below for some examples of how Virginians across the Commonwealth are benefiting from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Augusta Free Press:Virginia receives $13M to expand rail service for Buckingham, Richmond, Bedford
Today, U.S. Sens.Mark R. WarnerandTim Kaineannounced $13,317,000 in federal funding from theU.S. Department of Transportationto expand and secure rail service across Virginia.
Cardinal News:Virginia’s largest megasite lands the biggest project Southside has ever seen, after years of trying
Tennessee-based Microporous, which manufactures components for electric vehicle batteries, said it will bring at least $1.3 billion in investment to the region and create more than 2,000 jobs.
The Commonwealth Times:Virginia is on track for more trains, VCU students are all aboard
Northern Virginia Magazine:Dulles Gets Another $40M for New Airport Terminal Building
Airports in Virginia will get nearly $57 million in federal funding, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine said Tuesday, with the bulk of the money going toward Dulles International Airport’s terminal building.
Dulles will receive $40 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’sAirport Terminals Program. The money will go toward the construction of a new14-gate, 400,000-square-foot terminal building, including “direct connections to the Aerotrain and indirect connection to the Metrorail,” the senators said in a news release.
Earlier in the year, they announced additional funding for Dulles that added up to$104.6 millionfor the new terminal building at Dulles.
Virginia Mercury:Bipartisan Infrastructure Law aiding Virginia Energy’s abandoned mine cleanup
Virginia Mercury:Federal government awards pollution cleanup funding to Dublin, Dumfries
Virginia Mercury:In Va., electric vehicle infrastructure development is underway. Incentives could spur growth.
Virginia Mercury:Virginia airports and trails win federal funding bids
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) just keeps on giving and giving.

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In Virginia, that translates to 45 airports getting more than$76 millionfor fixes. These include big airports like Washington Dulles International (which obtained $22 million) and Richmond International Airport ($6.8 million), to smaller airports like Tangier Island ($113,000) and Chesterfield’s Executive ($294,000).
Virginia Mercury:White House unveils $1 billion for electric and low-emission school buses
This is a second part of funding of a $5 billion, five-year initiative from the bipartisan infrastructure law. In total, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program has awarded nearly $2 billion and funded approximately 5,000 electric and low-emission school buses nationwide.[…]Out of the 2,737 school buses, 95% will be electric, the White House said. There areroughly half a million school busesacross the U.S. used by public schools. A recent Office of Inspector General’s report found that EPA’s Clean Bus Program could be delayed by local utility companies trying to meet demand for electric school buses.
Virginian-Pilot:Virginia Port Authority: $83 million Norfolk International Terminals’ railyard expansion completeThe Virginia Port Authority on Tuesday announced the completion of the $83 million expansion of the central railyard at Norfolk International Terminals.The expansion at the port authority’s largest terminal enables it to process the equivalent of 2 million 20-foot-long containers by rail annually, according to a news release. The project expands the authority’s annual on-dock rail capacity by 31%. Rail carriers Norfolk Southern and CSX provide service to the terminal.WAVY:Norfolk International Airport awarded $14M in federal fundsNorfolk International Airport is getting nearly $15 million in federal money for a project to help with traffic flow in and out of its main terminal area.The funding was made possible by the Federal Aviation Administration’sAirport Terminals Program, part of theBipartisan Infrastructure Actthat Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine helped pass. They announced nearly $60 million in federal improvements to airports across Virginia.
WSET:Multi-million dollar investments to bring high-speed internet to Central, Southwest Va.
There’s a new billion-dollar initiative to expand broadband in the Commonwealth, and it will have major impacts for many of our local communities.Virginia will receive $1.48 billion through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) federal Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act.###