Henry Brown: “I appreciate their continued leadership and the efforts to provide the necessary funds to meet the transportation…”

“I appreciate their continued leadership and the efforts to provide the necessary funds to meet the transportation infrastructure needs of this great Nation. This bill will provide funding for projects that have been in extension funding for too long. In order for our transit needs to be addressed across the country, this bill must be passed with haste and due diligence. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will need nearly $2 billion in total funding to construct the I-73 corridor within South Carolina. Congress has previously identified this project as a high priority corridor in the ISTEA legislation, and there is tremendous support for I-73 throughout the State. In fact, the entire South Carolina congressional delegation has included this project as one of its main transportation priorities in South Carolina. We also know that there is strong support for the I-73/I-74 interstate system from the North Carolina delegation, as well as the States of West Virginia and Virginia.”