LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti is optimistic infrastructure projects in America's second-biggest city will be major beneficiaries of the sweeping federal infrastructure bill - potentially receiving tens of billions of dollars.
'We're going to be in a really good place to benefit from it,' said Mayor Garcetti. 'We disproportionately have things like the port, the airport that move the nation's infrastructure.'
Water, transportation and climate-resilience projects have long been priorities for the Democratic mayor, President Joe Biden's pick as ambassador to India.
But they may play a key role in helping Los Angeles - a city that's endured worsening homelessness - bounce back from the hit it took during the Covid crisis as such projects create jobs.
Mayor Garcetti was in Washington earlier this week for the signing of the bill, which calls for US$550 billion of new infrastructure spending. It will allocate about $110 billion for roads and bridges, plus funds for rail, public transit, and the power grid and drinking-water systems. Funds may also help the city speed up the completion of an important water project, he said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state will be aggressive in its bid to get funds from the infrastructure bill, demanding for the biggest US state's 'share of investment'. The federal bill designates $17 billion for port infrastructure nationwide.
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'We're going to be in a really good place to benefit from it,' said Mayor Garcetti. 'We disproportionately have things like the port, the airport that move the nation's infrastructure.'
Water, transportation and climate-resilience projects have long been priorities for the Democratic mayor, President Joe Biden's pick as ambassador to India.
But they may play a key role in helping Los Angeles - a city that's endured worsening homelessness - bounce back from the hit it took during the Covid crisis as such projects create jobs.
Mayor Garcetti was in Washington earlier this week for the signing of the bill, which calls for US$550 billion of new infrastructure spending. It will allocate about $110 billion for roads and bridges, plus funds for rail, public transit, and the power grid and drinking-water systems. Funds may also help the city speed up the completion of an important water project, he said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state will be aggressive in its bid to get funds from the infrastructure bill, demanding for the biggest US state's 'share of investment'. The federal bill designates $17 billion for port infrastructure nationwide.
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