What Tennessee will get from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will be “a real boon for Memphis,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis). “Overall, the bill will repair and rebuild our roads and bridges, the need for which was made so dramatically obvious to Memphians with the months-long emergency closure of the Hernando De Soto bridge this summer,” Cohen said. (Courtesy Tennessee Department of Transportation)
Tennessee stands to get billions of dollars to repair roads and bridges, build public transit and broadband and provide clean water after the U.S. House passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Nov. 5.
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Infrastructure U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen U.S. Rep. David Kustoff Marsha Blackburn Bill Hagerty Subscriber OnlyThank you for supporting local journalism.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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