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The U.S. Department of Transportation in continuing to invest in American infrastructure with 44 projects set to receive a total of $4.2 billion.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more that $4.2 billion in funding from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda through two major discretionary grant programs.
The National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) grant program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program both have historic levels of funding thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
A total of 44 projects were selected in this round of funding including projects that improve safety, mobility, economic competitiveness, constructing major bridges, expanding port capacity, and redesigning interchanges.
Three projects, in Phoenix, Chicago, and Providence, received awards from both programs showing the Department’s commitment to investing in non-traditional, multimodal projects that have been challenging to fully fund in the past.
"Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Biden-Harris administration is carrying out ambitious, complex transportation projects that will shape our country’s infrastructure for generations to come,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.“With this latest round of awards, dozens of major and much-needed projects – projects that are often difficult to fund through other means – are getting the long-awaited investments they need to move forward.”
Nearly $12.8 billion in funding has been announced through the INFRA and Mega programs since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration.
140 projects across 42 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico were funded through the program. These projects include 35 large bridge projects, 18 large port projects, 20 rail projects, and 85 highway improvement projects.
Approximately 53% of projects that have received funding to date are in rural communities, and about 42% of projects are located in disadvantaged communities.
The recent round of selections for the Mega program included 11 project that are receiving a total of $1.68 billion. These projects will generate national and regional economic, mobility, and safety benefits while creating U.S. jobs and lowering costs.
These projects include the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s North Station Renovation and Draw Bridge Replacement project, the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s SouthPort Berth Phase 2: Capacity and Resilient Growth Optimization project, and the Iowa Department of transportation’s Southwest Mixmaster Interchange Reconstruction project.
The INFRA program selections saw an increase more than 50% funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 36 projects were selected that will receive a total of $2.58 billion in funding.
These projects include the Michigan Department of Transportation’s River Raisin Bridge and Interstate 75 Revitalization project, the Mississippi Department of transportation’s Improvements to the I-20/I-55 Freight Corridor project, and the Florida Department of transportation’s U.S. 1/SR 5 Long Key Bridge Replacement project.
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