Infrastructure & Technology

Connecting the Last Best Place to the rest of the country and the world requires strong, reliable, and up-to-date infrastructure and technology. Investments in roads, bridges, and airports ensure that Montana’s communities remain safely linked. And access to reliable internet and television broadcasts ensures Montana businesses can succeed in a modern economy, and gives folks the opportunity to connect across the state and beyond.

As a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology, Jon is leading the charge in providing rural America with access to the same technology and resources given to urban areas.

Jon worked across the aisle for months to negotiate his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which made significant and urgently-needed investments in Montana’s roads, bridges, airports, high-speed internet, water systems, public transportation, and more. Jon worked with five Republicans, four Democrats, and the White House to craft a law that will create hundreds of thousands of American jobs while making targeted investments to strengthen our nation—without raising taxes on working families.

Jon is also backing the Broadband DATA Act, which expands rural broadband coverage by directing the Federal Communications Commission to build more accurate broadband coverage maps. And he served as part of a bipartisan working group tasked with passing the Chips and Science Act—legislation to maintain America’s competitive technological edge over China by boosting manufacturing capacity and keeping jobs in America.

Tester Secures $28.8 Million to Rehabilitate Gardner River Bridge in Yellowstone National Park
Funding comes from Senator’s bipartisan infrastructure law Continuing his efforts to improve connectivity and upgrade critical infrastructure in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $28.8 million from his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to rehabilitate the Gardner River Bridge in...
Tester Secures Year-Round Service to Chicago at Missoula Airport
Funding will come from Senator’s FAA law Continuing his efforts to expand air service at Montana’s airports, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he has secured $875,000 to bring year-round service to Chicago from Missoula’s airport.  This Small Community Air...
Tester Secures More Than $6.4 Million for Rail Workforce Development at MSU
Funding will come from Senator’s bipartisan infrastructure law, 2023 and 2024 government funding bills Continuing his efforts to promote workforce development at Montana’s colleges and universities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $6,426,925 for a proposed program at Montana State...