Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

On November 15, 2021, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined President Biden and a group of bipartisan, bicameral Members of Congress at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill) that will bring around $6 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next decade.

Senator Manchin worked for months to bring this historic investment in our nation's hard infrastructure across the finish line because West Virginians depend on infrastructure - including water, wastewater, roads & bridges, broadband and public transportation - every single day. This roughly $6 billion investment in West Virginia's most urgent infrastructure needs will creating good-paying jobs and help grow our economy for decades to come.

Estimates on West Virginia investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (PDF)


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West Virginia Investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

  • Roughly $3 billion to repair our roads and highways
  • Around $500 million for bridges
  • Nearly $200 million just for Corridor H
  • Around $40 million for West Virginia airports
  • Over $300 million for public transportation
  • Around $600 million to expand broadband access
  • Over $475 million for water and wastewater upgrades
  • Around $100-$200 million to cap orphaned oil and gas wells
  • At least $700 million for abandoned mine land reclamation
  • 13 year extension for the abandoned mine lands reclamation fee
  • West Virginia has 140,355 acres of AML land
  • Additional funding to reinvigorate coal communities, including a new program to build clean energy on current and former mine lands and grants for manufacturers to build or retrofit facilities to produce or recycle energy products in communities that have seen coal mines or plants close.