Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Bring Billions Of Dollars To Hawaii
The bill, which is currently being debated in the U.S. Senate, includes money for roads, highways, broadband and infrastructure for electric vehicles.
WASHINGTON — Hawaii could receive upwards of $2 billion for highways, bridges and broadband if Congress passes a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal.
The White House released a fact sheet Wednesday laying out some of the details of what’s included in the 2,700 page bill for the Aloha State, noting that the American Society of Engineers once gave Hawaii a when it comes to the state of its infrastructure.
The largest share of funding for Hawaii — an estimated $1.4 billion — would be targeted toward federal highway projects and bridge repairs.
There would also be hundreds of millions of dollars to help improve public transit in the islands, although at this point it’s unclear whether any of that money would go toward Honolulu’s troubled $12 billion rail project.
According to the Biden administration, if Congress sticks to this particular infrastructure plan the state would have access to tens of millions of dollars to expand its electric vehicle infrastructure as well as at least $100 million to improve broadband and lower the cost of internet for tens of thousands of people living in the state.
The Senate is currently considering the bill as well as hundreds of amendments that have been introduced.
You can read the White House’s fact sheet here:
