Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Key Committee Passage of Over $34 Million for Maryland Infrastructure and Community Development Projects

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and its Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Issues, and Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD), (both D-Md.) today announced the inclusion of $34,681,000 in key Senate Committee legislation for community-led projects throughout Maryland. These funds, included at the Senators’ request, support a wide array of projects to improve public transit, trail networks, roads, bridges, affordable housing, and community and economic development. The Senators additionally secured funds to support public engagement in the effort to remove the Highway to Nowhere and improve transportation connectivity for the West Baltimore…