Infrastructure doesn’t work in ‘two-year bumps.’
Rep. Sam Garrison said Wednesday that the “wave is coming” in terms of infrastructure needs, and state leaders “are either going to ride the wave or you’re going to be crushed by it.”
Garrison, a Fleming Island Republican who is in line to become House Speaker in 2026, told attendees of the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Transportation, Growth & Infrastructure Summit that the state House is hoping to ride that wave.
“Infrastructure, for a long time in Florida, we’ve been back here somewhere talking about roads. You know, we need roads. We’ve got lots of people coming in. Because they’re all driving, they have to have cars, they gotta go somewhere, right?” he said.
“But infrastructure in today’s economy, as you all know, means much more than that. It’s not just about roads.”
Garrison said the state’s airport, seaport and even space travel infrastructure are becoming increasingly important to transportation in the long term, however, Florida’s government can sometimes be short-sighted.
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