U.S. Rep. Newman Hosts Infrastructure Telephone Town Hall

CHICAGO — Local transit leaders will join Congresswoman Marie Newman (IL-03) for a telephone town hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss the infrastructure investments coming to Chicago’s Southwest Side and suburbs thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that she helped pass in Congress.

During the town hall, residents will be able to ask questions, participate in polls, and learn more about the investments being made in Illinois’ roads and bridges, water infrastructure, public transportation and more.

"For decades, Congress has put modernizing our infrastructure on the back burner, resulting in incomplete transit projects, broken roads, eliminated bus routes, and transportation deserts in far too many communities across the country and in my own district,” Newman said in a news release. "After the passage of President Biden's historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we are changing that by making a once-in-a-lifetime investment to create millions of new, union jobs and bring America’s roads, bridges, transit, rail, drinking water, and wastewater infrastructure into the 21st century."

During the Telephone Town Hall, Newman will be joined by leaders from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways.

Residents who wish to attend the Infrastructure Telephone Town Hall can do so by registering at Newman.House.Gov/TownHall. Participants will be able to join by phone or via Zoom, with Spanish translation services available as well.