At the site of one of Connecticut’s largest new investments in infrastructure, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) discussed the state of roads, bridges, transit systems, publicly-owned housing properties, and water treatment facilities in Connecticut and across the country.  Dodd visited the site of the Stamford Urban Transitway with Mayor Dan Malloy to discuss his bill on investing in our country’s infrastructure.    

Dodd, who is the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced legislation in August that would streamline the process by which national infrastructure projects are targeted for funding.  The National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 would create an independent national bank that would identify, evaluate and help finance infrastructure projects of regional and national significance.  If Dodd’s legislation is enacted, the Stamford Urban Transitway could qualify for funds from the national bank.