Representative Gerry Connolly

Dear Neighbor,

The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Virginia.

To date, $2.7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Virginia, with over 69 specific projects already identified for funding. This year alone, Virginia will receive more than $2 billion for transportation to invest in roads, bridges, public transit, ports, and airports and over $120 million for clean water. And, as of today, more than 247,000 households across the state are receiving affordable internet due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Many more projects will be added in the coming months, as funding opportunities become grant awards and as formula funds become specific projects.

By reaching communities all across Virginia – including rural communities and historically underserved populations – the law makes critical investments that will improve lives for Virginians and position our Commonwealth for success.

Check out the fact sheet below for more information on this transformative legislation and its impact on Virginia.

THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW

Delivering for Virginia

Roads and Bridges

In Virginia, there are 577 bridges and over 2,100 miles of highway in poor condition. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild our roads and includes the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system. Based on formula funding alone, Virginia is expected to receive approximately $7.6 billion over five years in federal funding for highways and bridges.

Announced funding to date: To date, Virginia has been allocated $1.3 billion in highway formula funding and $115 million in dedicated funding for bridges in 2022.

Internet

High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to do their jobs, participate in school, access health care, and stay connected. Yet nearly 21% of Virginians do not have an internet subscription. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $65 billion to provide affordable, high-speed internet to every American. Virginia will receive a minimum allocation of at least $100 million to help ensure high-speed internet coverage across the state. Additionally, experts estimate that as many as 2 1,006,000 households in Virginia are eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which cuts internet bills by up to $30 per month, or $75 for households on Tribal lands, and provides a one-time $100 discount off a connected device. The Biden-Harris Administration is providing further cost savings by working with internet providers to offer high-speed internet plans that are fully covered by the Affordable Connectivity Program — meaning most eligible households can now get high-speed internet without paying a dime.

Progress to date: About 247,800 households in Virginia are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, with more signing up every day. Households can check their eligibility, sign up, and find fully covered internet plans at GetInternet.gov.

Water

Currently, up to 10 million American households across the country connect to water through lead pipes and lack access to clean, safe drinking water. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law represents the largest investment in clean drinking water in American history, including the first-ever dedicated federal funding to replace lead service lines and address dangerous PFAS chemicals.

Announced funding to date: To date, approximately $126 million is available in fiscal year 2022 to provide clean and safe water across the state. Of this funding, $46 million is dedicated to lead pipe and service line replacement, with another $29 million for safe drinking water investments that can also support lead pipe replacement in fiscal year 2022.

Public Transit

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes the largest investment in public transit in U.S. history. Based on formula funding alone, Virginia would expect to receive more than $1.2 billion over five years under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve public transit across the state. Virginians who take public transportation spend an extra 72.2% of their time commuting and non-white households are 1.6 times more likely to commute via public transportation. 10.1% of transit vehicles in the state are past useful life.

Announced funding to date: To date, Virginia has been allocated $232 million to improve public transportation options across the state in fiscal year 2022.

Electric Vehicle Charging

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $7.5 billion to build the first-ever national network of electric vehicle chargers in the United States and is a critical element of President Biden’s plan to address the climate crisis and support domestic manufacturing jobs. Through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 1 Transit formula funding amounts are subject to changes resulting from the 2020 census or from annual transit service data reported to FTA’s National Transit Database. 3 Program alone, Virginia should expect to receive more than $106 million in formula funding over five years to support the expansion of electric vehicle charging in the state.

Announced funding to date: Virginia has been allocated $15.7 million in 2022, pending the approval of the state’s Electric Vehicle Charging Plan.

Clean Energy & Power

Power outages cost the U.S. economy more than $70 billion annually. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes a historic investment to upgrade our power infrastructure by making the grid more resilient and building thousands of miles of new transmission lines to deliver clean, affordable electricity. The law also makes a historic investment in clean energy technologies like advanced nuclear, clean hydrogen, and carbon capture, as well as a historic $3.5 billion investment in weatherization to improve energy efficiency of homes and lower energy costs for impacted households by an average of $372 per year.

Announced funding to date: To date, approximately $65 million has been allocated to Virginia in 2022 for weatherization. and $5.5 million to help prevent outages and make the power grid more resilient in 2022. Additional grid funding will be made available in the coming months.

Airports & Ports

According to some rankings, no U.S. airports rank in the top 25 of airports worldwide. Our ports and waterways are in need of repair and reimagination too. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $17 billion in port infrastructure and $25 billion in airports to strengthen our supply chains, address maintenance backlogs, and reduce congestion and emissions near ports and airports – ultimately helping our country move goods and people more quickly and at lower cost.

Announced funding to date: To date, Virginia has received more than $127 million in 2022 for airports and $189 million in 2022 for ports.

Resilience

Millions of Americans feel the effects of climate change and extreme weather every day. More frequent hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, unprecedented power outages, and persistent droughts devastate our communities and threaten our infrastructure. In the last decade, Virginia has experienced 45 extreme weather events, costing the state up to $10 billion in damages. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes a historic investment to bolster our resilience against pressing challenges like impacts of climate change, extreme weather events, and other hazards like cyberattacks.

Announced funding to date: To date, approximately $417 million has been allocated to Virginia for infrastructure resilience in 2022.

Legacy Pollution Cleanup

Across the country, thousands of former industrial, chemical, and energy sites emit harmful pollutants into surrounding communities. These sites pose harms to health, welfare, and economic prosperity — and disproportionately impact communities of color: 26% of Black Americans and 29% of Hispanic Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site, a higher percentage than for Americans overall. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver the largest investment in tackling legacy pollution in American history by cleaning up Superfund and brownfield sites, reclaiming abandoned mines, and capping orphaned oil and gas wells.

Announced funding to date: To date, more than $22 million has been allocated to Virginia in 2022 for legacy pollution cleanup, such as capping orphaned oil and gas wells and reclaiming abandoned mine lands.