Senator McConnell Applauds Senate Passage of Highway Trust Fund Extension

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U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell applauded Senate passage of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, which will ensure funds for Kentucky transportation infrastructure needs --as decided by the state government--will continue to flow to the Commonwealth through May 2015. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, with Senator McConnell's support, passed this bill yesterday and it will now be sent to the President for his signature.

"By taking this important step, Congress has ensured that Kentucky's vital transportation infrastructure projects will continue. While I would like to see a long-term highway bill enacted and reforms made to the Federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF) so federal infrastructure funding can be made more sustainable in future years, I am pleased that today's action will ensure road and bridge projects in the Commonwealth can move forward," Senator McConnell said. "Kentuckians rely on transportation infrastructure every day and funds sent to the state through the HTF will allow for parkways to be repaved and interchanges to be made safer."

The extension of the Highway Trust Fund could be used to fund projects like the resurfacing of several parkways that many Kentuckians use to commute to work. And it could be used to fund the widening of I-65 between Bowling Green and Elizabethtown, which would allow for a smoother and safer flow of traffic for Kentuckians. These important projects also help support the Commonwealth's economy by moving our agricultural and manufactured goods more efficiently to market.

The Kentuckians for Better Transportation thanked Senator McConnell in their newsletter today, "KBT thanks Senator McConnell for his leadership in passage of this much needed extension and for his support of Kentucky's transportation infrastructure."

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