President Joe Biden has chosen a former New Orleans mayor, Mitch Landrieu, to supervise his $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
The White House says Landrieu will be tasked with coordinating across federal agencies to work on roads, ports, bridges and airports.
Landrieu is a longtime public servant who has worked across states and cities in times of crisis. The 61-year-old Landrieu took over as mayor of New Orleans in 2010, five years after Hurricane Katrina swamped the city and as the area's recovery stalled.
"We are about to make the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century," said Mitch Landrieu in a statement. "This is a once-in-a-generation investment in our infrastructure and will grow the economy, enhance our competitiveness, and make our economy more sustainable, resilient, and just. We get to fix a lot of roads, bridges, ports, rail lines, and airports, and racial equity will be a core focus of the implementation of this historic infrastructure package."
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Biden is expected to sign the infrastructure bill into law on Monday.