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Nearly $60 billion in new federal funds will be dedicated to repair surface transportation corridors nationwide, the Biden administration announced Oct. 11.
The funds from the Federal Highway Administration were approved by the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Projects in every state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico will be among the funds’ recipients.
“America’s roads and bridges are the vital arteries of our transportation system, connecting people and goods across the country,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “Because of President [Joe] Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, today we are sending historic levels of funding to every state to help modernize the roads and bridges Americans rely on every day.”
Acting FHWA administrator Stephanie Pollack added, “These historic investments in American infrastructure give states the flexibility they need to determine how to allocate funds in order to replace deficient bridges, improve safety for all road users and reduce carbon emissions by improving transportation infrastructure for communities throughout each state.
“This funding we are announcing today will allow states to continue the important work of President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law that will make our infrastructure safer and more efficient for the tens of millions of American families that count on it to get to school, work and critical medical care every day.”
FHWA today announced that it has released $59.9B in FY2023 apportionments for 12 formula programs to support roads, bridges, & tunnels, carbon emission reduction, and safety improvements for all 50 States, the DC & Puerto Rico. https://t.co/G4pjwNBf6F #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw pic.twitter.com/NCOBHIPA6E
— Federal Highway Admn (@USDOTFHWA) October 11, 2022
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