Sec. of Transportation Pete Buttigieg postpones visit to Georgia

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Due to unforeseen circumstances, Sec. of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has postponed his scheduled trip to Georgia on Wednesday, according to the USDOT press secretary.

Buttigieg was scheduled to visit the cities of Atlanta and Commerce, Georgia to tout the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and its effect on Georgia.

A representative for the secretary’s office did not say when the trip would be rescheduled.

The state has received $3.6 billion for infrastructure improvements. These include $19.3 million for MARTA to electric buses and almost $40 million for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to modernize Concourse D. The modernization includes increasing capacity and ADA compliance.