Infrastructure and Transportation

For far too long, we have been living off the investments of our grandparents. Throughout my service in Congress, I have made it a priority of mine to improve our infrastructure to compete and advance in the 21st century. I have secured federal funding to repair highways 99 and 41, water projects like Friant-Kern Canal, B.F. Sisk Dam, expanding Fresno Yosemite International Airport and advancing the construction of California’s high-speed rail project.

I am proud to have helped pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest U.S. infrastructure investment since the Eisenhower administration created the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s. This federal law secures funding for California’s Central Valley water systems, highways, broadband, public transportation, airports, and high-speed rail. These investments will safeguard our economy and enhance our nation’s global competitiveness.

Rebuilding our Infrastructure in the Valley

• Successfully advocated for federal funding to be allocated within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest in public transportation options like California’s high-speed rail corridor project to advance its construction to deliver a modern, clean transportation option for the people of the San Joaquin Valley and California.

• Secured $1.9 million for the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation to construct a 60,000-square-foot training center in West Fresno to assist women, minorities, veterans, ex-offenders, at-risk and disconnected young adults, and other underrepresented individuals with job training and counseling.

• Secured $500,000 to study the viability of a project to expand the single-purpose Los Banos Creek into a multi-purpose reservoir, which would provide long-term solutions to flooding, drought, overdraft, and subsidence in Fresno, Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties.

• Secured $2 million for the Merced County Courthouse Museum to rehabilitate Merced County's most historic building, community gathering place, and educational resource.

• Secured $279,000 for the City of Dos Palos to replace a water clarifier at the city's aging water plant to ensure uninterrupted service for residents.

• Secured $3.5 million for the City of Madera to rehabilitate a 50-year-old corroded pipeline responsible for carrying the City's wastewater to its treatment plant.

• Secured $950,000 for the City of Gustine to finish the water loop line from North Avenue to East Avenue, which will create a more stable and safe water distribution system.

• Secured $475,000 for UCSF Fresno to construct an Alzheimer's Center and Center on Aging, which will provide clinical services for age-related care and serve as a center for geriatric and neurological education for students and residents.

• Secured $4,674,140 for Fresno-Yosemite International Airport through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help with its future expansion and improvements.

• Costa voted to deliver funding for critical water projects with more than $200 million to build, expand and repair water storage projects in California that will improve the state's ability to withstand the devastating impacts of sustained drought.

• Passed the American Rescue Plan, which allocated $7.6 Billion to expand Internet Connectivity to students and communities.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

• Expanding access to Broadband: Established the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a permanent program to help families afford internet service. Americans could qualify for up to $30 off their monthly internet bill or $75 on Tribal or certain rural lands.

• Modernizing American Ports: Invests $17 billion in port infrastructure to repair maintenance backlogs, reduce congestion near ports, and drive low-carbon technologies.

• Upgrading Airports nationwide: Secured $9,559,501 to help redevelop airports across the San Joaquin Valley for improvements to runways and taxiways, terminal development, and noise prevention. See funding for San Joaquin Valley airports here.

• Improving Public Transportation: Secured $19,289,034 in federal transit funding for the San Joaquin Valley to make transit safer and more efficient, funding new buses and rail cars, track and station repairs, and other safety initiatives.  See funding for the San Joaquin Valley here.

• Repairing Roads and Highways: Invests $25.3 billion to improve highways in California over the next five years to sustain these investments, create jobs, and deliver economic benefits to communities. This funding will benefit California highways such as 99 and 41.

• Improving Water Storage: Secured $1.15 billion to improve water storage in California and the San Joaquin Valley, which could benefit B.F. Sisk Dam, Sites Reservoir, Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir expansions.

• Ensuring Safe, Clean Drinking Water: Secured $3.5 billion for Californiato repair our drinking water infrastructure by eliminating the nation's lead service lines and pipes, it will ensure that clean, drinking water is a right in all communities.

• Revitalizing Cyclist and Pedestrian walkways: Includes a significant amount of funding to improve safety, accessibility, and mobility for bicyclists and pedestrians.

• Investing in Clean Buses: Invests $5.6 billion in Low- or No- Emission Bus Grants nationwide to transition to low- or zero-emission buses and purchase fueling and maintenance infrastructure.

Learn more about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law here.