FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2004

HOUSE TO TAKE UP TRANSPORTATION BILL NEXT WEEK; INCLUDES MILLIONS FOR CT PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Next week the House of Representatives will vote on the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), H.R. 3550, which will authorize $275 billion in highway and transit funding nationwide over a six year period, meaning millions per year for Connecticut, including funding for transportation projects in the First District.