A group of lawmakers maintains the recently introduced Reconnecting Communities Act would reconnect and revitalize areas harmed by Interstate Highway System construction.
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), joined Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Chris Coons (D-DE) in presenting the legislation.
The bill would establish a Department of Transportation (DOT) grant program as a means of aiding communities in identifying and removing or retrofitting highway infrastructure, creating mobility and opportunity obstacles.
