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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News

May 17, 2019

Rockford Register Star: Rockford airport to add 500 jobs

By: Isaac Guerrero ROCKFORD — A $9 million federal grant will pay for expanded parking for cargo jets at Chicago Rockford International Airport, where the nation’s 22nd-busiest airfreight hub will soon add 500 jobs. The grant, announced Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Cheri Bustos, comes from the U.S. Department […]

Press Release

May 15, 2019

Bustos Meets with Transportation for Illinois Coalition

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) met with the Transportation for Illinois Coalition to hear about their priorities and discuss work on a major infrastructure package. The group included representatives from organized labor, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, contractors and engineers. “For years, investing in our infrastructure has been a top priority of mine […]

Press Release

May 15, 2019

Bustos, Durbin and Duckworth Announce $9 Million Federal Investment in Chicago Rockford International Airport

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth to announce $9 million in federal grants for the Chicago Rockford International Airport. This funding, through the Department of Transportation, will be used for apron construction as Rockford’s airport continues to expand cargo operations and is in need of additional […]

Press Release

May 1, 2019

VIDEO: Bustos Testifies at Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing to Fight for Illinois’ Priorities

Bustos Submitted Infrastructure Priorities to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee CLICK HERE for Video Bustos’ Testimony, CLICK HERE for Question on Locks and Dams WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She also submitted for the record an outline […]