The former South Bend mayor will be joined by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, for a visit to the Gary/Chicago International Airport, where he also will meet with members of the United Steelworkers. Buttigieg and Mrvan will be joined by Gary Mayor Jerome Prince and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Michael Smith at a press conference.
In April, Mrvan helped secure $6 million in federal Community Projects money for infrastructure improvements at the airport, with $4 million going toward construction of a heavy air cargo logistics apron on the airport’s west side and $2 million to install a sanitary sewer to the cargo center.A very happy Daniel F. Vicari, Executive Director of the Gary/Chicago International Airport walks with Joy Holliday, Chief of Staff City of Gary , and U.S. Rep. Frank J.
On Wednesday, Buttigieg will also visit Elkhart to celebrate a $2.6 million USDOT awarded to the city aimed at addressing issues with railroad crossings. The following day Buttigieg will be in Indianapolis to tour the Sheet Metal Workers apprenticeship facility and speak with union workers and apprentices, as well as to visit a road project that received $25 million from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.