Savannah, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering bipartisan infrastructure law funding to upgrade transportation and recreation infrastructure for families in Savannah.
Today, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock announced a historic $1.8 million through the bipartisan infrastructure law for the I-16 flyover project, which aims to remove the flyover exit ramp over Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK, Jr.) Boulevard to Montgomery Street and the associated adjacent ramps — helping reconnect the community and improving access to downtown, the Canal District, and the new arena.
The bipartisan infrastructure law investment will go toward continued planning for the project.
“Through the bipartisan infrastructure law, we are delivering historic resources to upgrade transportation and recreation infrastructure for Georgia families,” Sen. Ossoff said. “I thank President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Buttigieg, and Assistant Secretary Coes for their support as we lead Georgia forward, and I commend the City of Savannah for their successful work bidding for this major award through the bipartisan infrastructure law.”
“I grew up in Savannah, in the shadow of the I-16 flyover, and I know what removing it would mean for folks in the neighborhood I grew up in and all over the city,” Senator Warnock said. “That’s why I’ve been working hard to bolster federal support for this project since I got to the Senate and will keep pushing for Washington to do its part to see it through.”
Sen. Ossoff continues delivering resources to upgrade Georgia’s infrastructure.
Earlier this month, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock announced the State of Georgia will receive $122,457,266 in Federal resources for transit infrastructure upgrades across the state in Fiscal Year 2024, authorized by the bipartisan infrastructure law, including over $2 million for Chatham Area Transit.
Last December, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Warnock delivered funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law to help local governments create and execute safety action plans aimed at improving road safety and preventing deaths and injuries to drivers and pedestrians.
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