Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) announced this week that he will outline the New Hampshire Infrastructure Roadmap as a means of highlighting infrastructure priorities he is slated to advocate for in this session.
“As we work to overcome this pandemic and find ways to restart our economy following the economic crisis, federal investments in New Hampshire’s infrastructure including our roads, bridges, waterways, rail lines, and broadband have never been more important,” said Pappas, who also announced that he will again serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. “These priorities are not Democratic or Republican, they are bipartisan, common-sense solutions that will help meet our state’s urgent transportation needs and help expedite critical projects. I will continue to work in a bipartisan fashion to bring both sides together to keep the focus on how we can deliver solutions for Granite Staters and move our country forward.”
Pappas would conduct a series of events with local and regional transportation, infrastructure, and economic stakeholders as a means of spurring dialogue.
The guidance includes a comprehensive infrastructure package to restart and grow the state’s economy, put residents back to work, protect the environment and pave a path for future economic growth; expand active transportation networks through the inclusion of legislation Pappas is slated to re-introduce to create a federal grant program building bike and pedestrian trails and related infrastructure; increasing investment in local water infrastructure through the Stop CSO Act; and fighting for commuter rail and making investments in Amtrak, passenger and freight rail to create a reliable rail system while addressing maintenance needs in the Northeast Corridor.