Infrastructure

In A Letter to Department of Transportation, Senators Highlight How Autonomous Vehicles Have Potential to Bolster Jobs & Save Lives 

Senators Press Department of Transportation to Engage on New Mobility Technologies

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and nine other Senate colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop a comprehensive federal framework for autonomous vehicles. The Senators highlighted how autonomous...

Nevada’s Senators Secured $2 Million for Quill Water Treatment Plant, $7 Million Overall for Carson City Community Projects in Recent Bipartisan Government Funding Bill

CARSON CITY, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) – joined by Mayor Lori Bagwell and Carson City officials – toured the Quill Water Treatment Facility and highlighted the millions in Community Project Funding that she and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) secured for Carson City. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto...

Senator Rosen Helped Secure Critical Transit Funding Through The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law She Helped Write And Pass

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded the announcement that Nevada would be receiving $89 million for a range of public transportation projects as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law she helped write and pass.  

“Access to public transit is critical for Nevadans, for our state, and for our economy,” said Senator Rosen. “I’m proud to have helped...

New Federal Funding Will Expand Broadband To Over 5,500 Households In Elko County 

LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $7.3 million grant to expand broadband in Elko County. This funding is part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Infrastructure Program and will be used to support Elko County’s Spring Creek Area project, which...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded $30.5 million in funding Nevada will receive to support public transit. This funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that she helped write and pass. Senator Rosen was part of the bipartisan group of 22 senators that negotiated and drafted the final infrastructure package.

“Access to safe and reliable public transit is critical to so many families and workers across Nevada,” said Senator Rosen. “This funding will go...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) shared new upcoming opportunities for infrastructure grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The historic infrastructure package includes billions of dollars for local governments to rebuild and reinvest in Nevada’s communities through new and existing programs. 

“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a milestone investment for rebuilding cities and towns across our state, providing critical grant...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) visited the aging Arlington Avenue bridges in Reno last week to discuss federal funding for upgrading and repairing Nevada’s bridges from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which she helped write and pass. These bridges across the Truckee River were built nearly a century ago and now have the worst structural rating of any bridges in Washoe County. New federal infrastructure funding from the bipartisan package could help complete the $25 million...

RENO, NV – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) was joined today by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and officials from the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County and the Nevada Department of Transportation to discuss federal funding for Nevada from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which she helped write and pass, including resources that could go to critical bridge restoration needs, such as helping complete the Arlington Avenue Bridges Project. These bridges spanning the Truckee River were...

LAS VEGAS, NV – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) met with members of the Southwest Carpenters Union Local 1977 at the Southwest Carpenters Training Center today to discuss how the federal government can support Nevada’s union workers and how the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act she helped write and pass is benefiting Nevada’s construction industry. Senator Rosen had the opportunity to tour the facility, hear from union workers directly, and learn more about training programs for...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that Nevada will receive $45 million from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the Senators helped pass, to improve bridges across the state. There are nearly 30 bridges in Nevada considered in “poor condition” and this funding will be allocated to projects across the state to repair and modernize dozens of bridges, while supporting good-paying construction jobs. 

“Thanks...