OPINION: Atlanta wins with solid policy like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law…we need congress working together again

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers a speech during the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local Union 613’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Friday, January 12, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice Like many, I will be watching the President’s State of the Union Address. While he will cover many topics that are indeed important to Atlantans, there are some that will probably not be mentioned that have a real impact on our daily lives.  On a snowy January afternoon in Washington D.C., I joined a bi-partisan group of mayors from across the country for a meeting with President Joe Biden. A late add to my agenda was an invitation to the Oval Office for a one-on-one conversation with the President to discuss how the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has impacted Atlanta.& With limited time, I used the expansion of Concourse D at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as an example. Atlanta received $40 million from BIL for that project, which will widen and modernize Concourse D and make it more accessible—especially ADA accessible.& Using a model of a transport device and some photos, I showed the President how we are building the new concourse...