More than $1 billion in transit projects included in updated INVEST Act
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure published updated text of the INVEST in America Act, the committee’s $547-billion, five-year surface transportation proposal, which now includes a list of Member Designated Projects.
“I’m proud to announce the Member Designated Projects that were awarded funding today, and I thank Ranking Member Sam Graves for working with me and leading efforts on the Republican side of the aisle,” said House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04). “With our reforms to the process to ensure transparency and local support, it certainly was not an easy nor quick task for our committee to vet thousands of submissions. But it was absolutely worth it to give elected representatives the chance to directly advocate on behalf of their districts in our surface transportation bill. Together, we can help give viable projects the funding they need to get across the finish line, one of many steps we can take to get moving on the backlog of badly-needed infrastructure projects located in every congressional district across the country.”
A total of 2,383 projects were submitted for consideration to be included in the proposed legislation. The revised bill text includes $5.6 billion for 1,473 projects. The updated text includes 237 transit specific projects that could see more than $1 billion in total funding should the bill pass into law.
Five transit projects received $20 million in the bill proposal including:
- Valley Link Implementation of Sustainability Blueprint for project sponsor Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority;
- Guam Public Transit Bus Shelters for project sponsor Guam Regional Transit Authority;
- Interstate 95/Greenbelt METRO/MARC Station Access and Redevelopment Project in Greenbelt, Md., for project sponsor Maryland Department of Transportation/Prince George's County Government;
- METRO Blue Line Extension in Brooklyn Park, Minn., for project sponsor Hennepin County; and
- 54 Scott Street BOOST Corridor Project for project sponsor Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County.
The updated text to the bill is available here with the Member Designated Projects appearing on pages 47 to 180. The legislation will undergo markup on Wednesday, June 9.
Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
