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16 states receive $5B in federal funds to repair, replace aging bridges The Biden administration announced $5 billion in grants for major bridge reconstruction projects in 16 states, with the funding provided under the bipartisan infrastructure law that directed $40 billion to bridges over five years. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association estimates that about $319 billion is needed for bridge repairs nationwide. This includes $88 million to replace the Market St bridge in Steubenville OH.

I can't believe it has been 2 years since passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. While we have much more work to do to improve mobility and modernize infrastructure, I think we should be proud of what has been accomplished to-date: Nearly $400 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has gone to over 40,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C the territories, and for Tribes. Key Takeaways: - The increase in state and local capital investment as a share of GDP over the past two years is the largest since 1979. Even though infrastructure investment typically falls as a share of the economy at the beginning of economic recoveries, the United States has bucked that trend during this recovery. - Announced and awarded Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding is flowing to the states that need it most: states with the lowest-rated infrastructure received more funding per capita than states with the highest-rated infrastructure. - Historically, states with higher household incomes tended to invest more in infrastructure. But the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has helped reverse that pattern, as lower-income states have tended to receive more announced funding per capita. Here's to more success and transformation in the years to come! #transportation #infrastructure #mobility https://lnkd.in/gtz83fQ8

Majority of Georgia’s federal infrastructure dollars going to transportation projects ATLANTA — Funding from the federal $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is making its way to Georgia for initiatives and projects critical to the state's infrastructure. Through early September, $6.7 billion from the 2021 act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has been announced to head to Georgia with more than 311 specific projects identified for funding, including $4.5 billion for transportation to invest in roads, bridges, public transit, ports and airports. “The impact is going to be quite significant. Instead of closing off those bridges to traffic and instead of people having to purchase new tires from going through potholes on Georgia’s roads or having to get wheel alignments …the damage to cars because of dilapidated roads … we’ll be able to eliminate that with this funding that is generated from the (infrastructure law),” Democratic Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson said. #transportation #GDOT #georgia

U.S. Senators announce $122 Million Infrastructure Law to upgrade Georgia’s Public Transit City of Columbus set to receive over 1.5 million COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced new Federal resources to upgrade Georgia’s public transportation infrastructure through the bipartisan infrastructure law. According to officials, Georgia will receive $122,457,266 in federal resources for transit upgrades across the state in 2024. “Senator Warnock and I are delivering these resources to help families get around Georgia and connect more people with health care, jobs, school, and more,” said Sen. Ossoff. “Our bipartisan infrastructure law will deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia’s infrastructure for years to come.” The funding is set to help communities across Georgia maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries; upgrade stations and tracks; plan and design new transit corridors; and provide access for seniors and riders with disabilities. #GDOT #georgia #publictransport

Land Costs and the Future of UK Infrastructure: The Supreme Court's decision on HS2's Curzon Street land costs offers insights into the valuation of land for infrastructure projects. Explore the significance of this ruling and how it might shape the landscape of future infrastructure endeavors in the UK.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced that it has allocated $61 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 apportionments for 12 formula programs to support investment in critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges and tunnels, carbon emission reduction, and safety improvements, utilizing funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The funds go directly to all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and help them continue the important work of rebuilding our roads and bridges and making the transportation system more efficient. “Long-needed major improvements are coming to America’s network of roads, bridges, and highways,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in the press release announcing the funds. “Thanks to President Biden, we are proud to deliver funding to modernize roads and bridges across America--strengthening our supply chains, creating good-paying jobs, and connecting Americans to every corner of this country.” The IIJA makes the single largest dedicated investment in our transportation infrastructure since the construction of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s and 1960s. The $61 billion in funding for Fiscal Year 2024 is the third year of funding under the IIJA and represents an increase of $17.6 billion in formula programs as compared to Fiscal Year 2021, the last fiscal year before the IIJA was implemented. “These historic investments in American infrastructure give States the flexibility they need to determine how to allocate funds for a range of transportation projects such as improving safety for all road users, replacing aging bridges, and reducing carbon emissions,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt in the release. “This funding will allow States to continue the important work of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is making our infrastructure safer and more efficient for the millions of Americans who rely on it to get to school, work, and other important destinations every day.” Federal-aid Highway Program funds are authorized periodically by Congress in multi-year laws to assist states in providing for construction, reconstruction, and improvement of highways and bridges on eligible Federal-aid routes and for other special purpose programs and projects. The IIJA established or continued FHWA programs and authorized funding for those programs from the Highway Trust Fund and General Fund.

More than 56,000 projects nationwide have benefited from about $454 billion allocated so far under the bipartisan infrastructure law, according to an Infrastructure Week update from the Biden administration. A White House fact sheet offers some spending highlights, including 13,000 projects underway to repair bridges and 257,000 miles of roadway with $300 billion to be distributed over five years. The White House also noted progress made in rolling out funding from other key legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act. #infrastructure #projects #engineering #repair #bridges #roadways

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan, and Inflation Reduction Act dedicated more than $1.2 trillion in federal aid not only to rebuild roads, bridges, and rails, but to expand access to high-speed internet, safeguard drinking water, confront the climate crisis, and ensure underserved communities don’t continue to be overlooked.   Thousands of municipalities—from the smallest towns to the largest cities—have an opportunity to realize their dreams, tackle their most urgent needs, and build their way to prosperity. Suddenly, America is on the cusp of strengthening itself from the Heartland out.   For the past 18 months, Bloomberg Philanthropies together with The Kresge Foundation, Emerson Collective, Ford Foundation, Waverley Street Foundation, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors, Results for America, Ballmer Group, and Delivery Associates have been coaching 1,300-plus mostly small and mid-sized municipalities in how to navigate the intricacies of federal grants and secure for their residents share of the largest national commitment to modernization in decades.   The job is hardly finished, though. How to fix America’s infrastructure, once and for all in TIME:

The Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has funded tens of thousands of projects across the country. To ensure these projects are realized as quickly as possible, efficient project delivery is crucial. That's why the Administration introduced the U.S. Department of Transportation Project Delivery Center of Excellence as part of their Action Plan for Accelerating Infrastructure. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently unveiled this groundbreaking center and delivered a keynote address at a virtual thought leadership series titled "Delivering the Benefits of BIL." Read the full webinar recap to learn how the Project Delivery Center of Excellence is helping to transform project delivery. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e4R_FCzm #Transportation #Infrastructure #ProjectDelivery #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw #USDOT