Bibb Democrats praise passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

MACON, Ga. -- Macon-Bibb County Democrats celebrated the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Thursday morning.

"We're here today across from the Macon Terminal Station in the heart of Middle Georgia, where infrastructure has been neglected for decades too long," said Kendra Castelow, Vice Chair for the Macon-Bibb Democratic Party.

President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Monday. It contains billions for broadband internet, highways, bridges, stormwater and wastewater treatment, electric school buses, and more for Georgia.

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Castelow highlighted one of the bill's exciting projects for Middle Georgia -- the I-14 highway designation from Texas to Columbus and Augusta.

Macon-Bibb Democrats praised the bill's intended "economy-boosting, job-creating efforts" that lawmakers say will support good-paying union jobs while fixing some of our significant infrastructure needs.

Rep. Sanford Bishop spoke with us earlier this week to discuss some of what Middle Georgia can look forward to thanks to the new law.

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That includes improvements to more than 400 bridges in poor or fair condition across the state and billions to go towards electric school buses.