CINCINNATI — Vice President Kamala Harris has made in an appearance in the Buckeye State, her first visit to Ohio since being sworn into office.

While she's in Cincinnati, she plans to focus on the topic of transportation. The area was chosen because of its past struggles with transit, according to the White House.

She will also promote President Joe Biden's nearly $2 trillion American Jobs Plan. 

"In Ohio there are 1,377 bridges and over 4,925 miles of highway in poor condition. Since 2011, commute times have increased by 5.7% in Ohio and on average, each driver pays $506 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair. The American Jobs Plan will devote more than $600 billion to transform our nations' transportation infrastructure and make it more resilient, including $115 billion repairing roads and bridges," according to the plan. 

She arrived at the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub for a roundtable discussion with Sen. Sherrod Brown, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and the  Chamber of Commerce. 

She will then depart for Washington D.C. around 3:50 p.m.

Presidential and vice presidential visits generally require road closures, which could exacerbate traffic issues that the Cincinnati area has experienced in recent days due to lane restrictions on the Brent Spence Bridge.

The president along with first lady Jill Biden will trek to Georgia on Thursday to promote the infrastructure proposal. Harris will make a stop in Milwaukee next week. 

Biden’s infrastructure plan has not been well received among Republicans, who have called on a smaller spending package. Democrats are considering using the budget reconciliation process, which would allow for the bill to pass through the Senate with a simple majority.

View the full plan for Ohio below: