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Congressman Connolly to Kickoff Infrastructure Week Across NoVa

Events Will Showcase Projects and Investments Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Washington, May 2, 2022

On Tuesday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, will kick off his “Infrastructure Week,” a series of events demonstrating the critical investments the bipartisan infrastructure law will support throughout Northern Virginia.

Connolly’s first event will be a roads and bridges roundtable at the Stringfellow Park and Ride Station in Centreville, Virginia. The roundtable will highlight the road and bridge construction and repair, with a focus on climate change, mitigation, resilience, equity, and safety for all users.

On Wednesday, Connolly will host an energy and environment tour of the Prince William County Service Authority’s water treatment facility. During this tour and discussion Connolly will hear how new projects will be implemented to ensure we are delivering clean water to all American families and work towards removing lead service lines.  

On Thursday, Connolly will convene NoVa leaders for a Metro and VRE roundtable. The Bipartisan Infrastructure law  has made the largest investment in passenger rail and public transit. This discussion will highlight how through federal funding will be used to expand transit options for millions of Americans, reducing congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.

Additional details for the events follow. Press interested in attending should contact: Jamie.Smith@mail.house.gov

DAY 1: Roads and Bridges
WHEN: Tuesday, May 3, 2022  - Transportation: Roads & Bridges
LOCATION: Stringfellow Park and Ride Station; 4920 Stringfellow Road, Centreville, VA 20120
Alternative Location if there is rain --- Sully District Gov’t Center; 4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151
PARTICIPANTS:

  • Congressman Gerry Connolly
  • Senator Jennifer Boysko
  • Claudia Llana – VDOT Northern Virginia District, Director, Fairfax/Arlington Counties
  • Sully District Supervisor Kathy Smith 
  • Tom Biesiadny, Director of Fairfax County Department of Transportation

**Visuals – OmniRide and the Fairfax Connector will both provide their latest models of buses for photos.

DAY 2: Environment and Energy Investments
WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 11:00 Tour of the Prince William Service Authority Water Reclamation Facility
LOCATION: H.L. Mooney Advanced Water Reclamation Facility, 1861 Rippon Blvd, Woodbridge, VA 22191
PARTICIPANTS:

  • Congressman Gerry Connolly
  • Prince William County Ann Wheeler
  • PW Service Authority CEO Calvin Farr
  • Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin  
  • Delegate Candi King

**Visuals – media will be able to tour the facility. For media who plan on attending this tour, please RSVP to me at your earliest convenience as there will be vehicle transportation taking participants to the various facility stops. Thus, there may need to be extra vehicles reserved in advance to accommodate.

DAY 3: Mass Transit and Rail Investments

WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2022, 11:00 Roundtable discussion at the Burke Centre VRE Station
LOCATION: Burke VRE Station, 10399 Premier Court, Burke, Virginia 22015
PARTICIPANTS:

  • Congressman Gerry Connolly
  • Fairfax County Chairman Jeff McKay
  • Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw
  • Dumfries City Councilmember Cydny Neville, Chair of NVRC
  • Alexandria City Councilmember Canek Aguirre, Chair of NVTC
  • Georgia Graves, Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce Silver Line Committee Chairman
  • Joe Schwartz, VRE Representative
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