Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced that at their invitation, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will visit the Quad Cities on Thursday, April 24th at 10am to discuss replacing the functionally obsolete I-74 Bridge that spans the Mississippi River.
This is Secretary Foxx's first visit to the region in his current position.
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to Visit Quad Cities
Who: Secretary Foxx, Representatives Dave Loebsack and Cheri Bustos
What: Discussion of Replacing the I-74 Bridge
Where: MetroLINK Banquet Room, 1200 River Drive, Moline
When: Thursday, April 24th at 10:00 am (a media availability with Foxx, Bustos and Loebsack will begin at 10:40 am)
Prior to the meeting, Bustos and Loebsack will give Foxx a firsthand look at the functionally obsolete I-74 Bridge from Leach Park in Bettendorf.
Foxx's visit continues Congressman's Loebsack's ongoing efforts to highlight the need to replace the I-74 Bridge. He has previously hosted a visit by then-Secretary Ray Lahood and has supported additional funding for transportation programs aimed to help the I-74 Bridge replacement like Projects of National and Regional Significance and TIGER.
This is Secretary Foxx's first visit to the region in his current position.
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to Visit Quad Cities
Who: Secretary Foxx, Representatives Dave Loebsack and Cheri Bustos
What: Discussion of Replacing the I-74 Bridge
Where: MetroLINK Banquet Room, 1200 River Drive, Moline
When: Thursday, April 24th at 10:00 am (a media availability with Foxx, Bustos and Loebsack will begin at 10:40 am)
Prior to the meeting, Bustos and Loebsack will give Foxx a firsthand look at the functionally obsolete I-74 Bridge from Leach Park in Bettendorf.
Foxx's visit continues Congressman's Loebsack's ongoing efforts to highlight the need to replace the I-74 Bridge. He has previously hosted a visit by then-Secretary Ray Lahood and has supported additional funding for transportation programs aimed to help the I-74 Bridge replacement like Projects of National and Regional Significance and TIGER.
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