OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said the infrastructure bill was a bipartisan effort that will greatly impact the state of West Virginia.
Capito was a key member in talks about this bill since early this summer.
She played a role in starting the bill but said that wasn't her biggest contribution.
“My committee, we wrote the highway transportation portion of this and also the water and wastewater,” she said. “It came out of our committees bipartisan. It's a massive investment of five years in our physical infrastructure.”
While the $1.2 trillion will cover a lot of areas, some of the biggest focuses will include roadways, internet and transit.
West Virginia will receive $3.8 billion to repair roads and highways, $600 million for broadband and $506 million to fix bridges.
And there's more coming for airports and public transit.
“Hundreds of millions for our water systems, a lot of money for our broadband deployment, which we know is lagging,” she said. “A lot of money for roads, and particularly bridges, because that was something that was important to me for West Virginia.”
Only 13 House Republicans voted in favor of this bill - Congressman David McKinley being one of them.
Capito said his support, along with the support of her fellow West Virginia senator was important in passage.
“I think it is a big win for the state of West Virginia, proud to have voted for it,” she said. “I thank Congressman McKinley for his vote, and also Sen. Joe Manchin.”
The bill will be signed by the president Monday.