Craig Commends Passage of the Transportation Budget

Today, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) commended the Ohio Senate’s passage of House Bill 23, the state’s two-year transportation budget.

“This transportation bill is about unprecedented connectivity and is a remarkable moment for public transportation and workforce development,” said Craig. “Prioritizing public transportation means prioritizing working people and lifting up those most in need of accessibility and transportation equity.”

H.B. 23 invests over $13 billion over the biennium in Ohio’s infrastructure to fund our roads, bridges, airports and trains. The budget allocates approximately $100 million over the next two years to public transportation initiatives and includes rail safety measures that have been in the works for the last decade.