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 Pushes Biden Administration to Expand Air Service at Butte’s Bert Mooney Airport
In letter to Department of Transportation, Senator urges Department to approve proposal that would allow SkyWest to provide daily flights to Salt Lake and Denver Continuing his efforts to expand air service in Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today pushed...
Tester Secures More Than $3.1 Million for Sidney-Richland Regional Airport
Funding comes from the 2024 government funding package In his continued effort to upgrade critical infrastructure and support Montana’s rural economies, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $3,134,500 for Sidney-Richland Regional Airport. This funding, which comes from the 2024 government funding package,...
Tester Urges Biden Administration to Act Quickly to Help Replace Historic Noxon Bridge
In letter to Secretary of Transportation, Senator asks agency to help Montana deploy funding from his bipartisan infrastructure law to replace the bridge Continuing his efforts to repair and replace critical infrastructure across Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today urged...