Transportation & Infrastructure Archives - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos

Investing In our Infrastructure to Create Jobs in our Community

Studies have shown that investments in our infrastructure lead to new economic activity and job creation – that’s why, as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I’m proud to help lead the fight to invest in Illinois’ roads, bridges, rail lines and airports.

The 17^th district is home to three international airports (Quad-City International Airport, Peoria International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport), in addition to smaller regional airports. Our community is also home to thousands of miles of highway that connect east to west and north to south, and bring goods and people over the Mississippi River. Our districts’ entire western border is met by the Mississippi River, on which the barge transportation of agricultural products, and other products and goods, is key to commerce in the region. And with critical rail projects like the Quad-City to Chicago rail line still being developed, I am optimistic about the potential for new economic development opportunities in the future.

In 2015, I was proud to help lead a bipartisan effort to pass the first long-term highway bill in a decade. This legislation is projected to provide Illinois with over $7.5 billion in funding for highway, transit and transportation safety programs through fiscal year 2020.

If we want to attract new employers to our region and create more good-paying jobs, we must strengthen our infrastructure system.

Below are several recent actions I’ve taken to grow our economy through transportation and infrastructure efforts.

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Press Release

September 9, 2019

BUSTOS COMPLETES ANNUAL 21ST CENTURY HEARTLAND TOUR

FLASHBACK: “…U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, has not slowed down” WASHINGTON – During the August District Work Period, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) visited all 14 counties in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District as part of her annual 21st Century Heartland Tour. She traveled more than 2,000 miles to visit with Illinoisans about the issues important to rural […]

Press Release

August 15, 2019

BUSTOS, DURBIN AND DUCKWORTH ANNOUNCE $52 MILLION FOR ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL

MOLINE – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced $52 million in federal funding for the Rock Island Arsenal. These federal dollars will be used to enhance and secure mission readiness for the Army Sustainment Command Headquarters. Specifically, the project will repair interior and exterior walls, windows, floor layout, ceilings, […]

Press Release

August 9, 2019

DURBIN, DUCKWORTH, BUSTOS, LOEBSACK ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION IN DOT FUNDING FOR QUAD CITIES FERRYBOAT DOCK

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA-02), announced today that Quad Cities MetroLINK will receive $1,200,000 in federal grant funding to replace an old Channel Cat dock in Davenport. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Passenger Ferry Grant […]

Press Release

July 26, 2019

BUSTOS, DURBIN, DUCKWORTH ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION GRANT FOR QUAD CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced $3,000,000 in Department of Transportation grant funding to help improve Quad City International Airport. These federal dollars will be used to address much-needed drainage improvements to eliminate standing water on the airfield. “Transportation hubs like the Quad City International Airport […]