Impact of infrastructure bill on Hampton Roads

HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON OURWEBSITE, WTKR.COM KOFO LASAKI,NEWS 3SENATORS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKEUP THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILLNEXT MONTH WHEN THEY RETURNFROM A RECESS.

THIS WEEK - AGROUP OF SENATORS FROM BOTHPARTIES ANNOUNCED A DEAL HADBEEN REACHED ON A ONE POINTTWO TRILLION DOLLARINFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.THE DEAL CALLS FOR HUNDREDS OFMILLIONS OF DOLLARS INSPENDING FOR ROADS, BRIDGES,TRANSIT, CLEAN WATER, ANDOTHER THINGS.

THIS AFTERNOON -NEWS 3 SPOKE WITH LABORSECRETARY MARTY WALSH ABOUTTHE NEED FO AR BILL LIKE THISIN HAMPTON ROADS AND AROUNDTHE COUNTRY.SEC.

MARTY WALSH - (D) DEPT.OF LABOR SOT 3:05 IE MAN EVERYSINGLE CITY IN AMERICA IN TOWNOR HAS A ROAD OR A BRIDGE ORWALKWAY THAT THAT NEEDS TO BEREPLACED THAT THAT'S IN HOMEOF CAUSING SERIOUS HARM TOPEOPLE AND YOU THINK ABOUTTHAT AND MULTIPLY THAT AND ALLACROSS THIS COUNTRY SO.

WE'ERIN DESPERATE NEED OF WE'RE INDESPERATE NEED OF ANINFRASTRUCTURE BILL WE WEREPROBABLY IN DESPERATE NEED OFAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL 10YEARS AGO IN THIS COUNTRY ANDI'M GRATEFUL THAT PRESIDENTBIDEN DID NOT GIVE UP ON HISUNDERSTANDING AND TRYING TOGET A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENTHERE THE BILL IS SMALLER THANPRESIDENT BIDEN HAD ORIGINALLYPROPOSED - BUT THE PRESIDENTYSAS IT'S A COMPROMISE.