POLITICAL PULSE Fueling the Future: Georgia Doubles Down on Transportation Investment CHRISTY TARALLO
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Georgia is keeping its foot on the gas pedal with another round of billions of dollars in transportation funding. In January, Governor Kemp announced a proposed package of freight and logistics infrastructure funding of $2.35 billion, bringing his administration’s total and proposed investment in transportation infrastructure since Fiscal Year 2024 to more than $4 billion. The Governor’s cash infusion into Georgia’s asphalt and cement veins is one of the largest cash-funded transportation investment programs in the country. Even with better-than-average scores across numerous metrics of Georgia’s infrastructure, Kemp’s administration sees the need for continued investment to address the state’s existing shortcomings and to future-proof its infrastructure as a non-negotiable priority. With this investment, even as the Governor wraps up his last year in office, it’s easy to see why Georgia is often viewed as a national model for infrastructure investment.
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