New ATM Executive Director Says IIJA Implementation & Getting Project Funding ‘Out the Door’ Must Be Priorities

June 2, 2022

New ATM Executive Director Says IIJA Implementation & Getting Project Funding ‘Out the Door’ Must Be Priorities

John Drake, the new Executive Director of the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition and Vice President for Transportation, Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is thinking about tomorrow.

“We had a historic bill [the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act/IIJA] that was passed into law just six months ago. The successful implementation of that law is absolutely critical,” he says in ATM’s latest podcast. “It’s absolutely critical that we get the dollars out the door as quick as we can because there is so much unmet demand for refurbished infrastructure, for improving our transportation network, and also, frankly, catching up with the needs of our larger economy … and making sure those dollars are going towards the right projects, towards the right programs.”

Still, he emphasizes the victory of the IIJA, calling the voices of the Chamber and the ATM invaluable to any infrastructure investment policy debate. This includes moving forward in bipartisan ways.

ACEC is a member of the Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition.

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