Secretary Chao announces $900M infrastructure investment through BUILD grants program

Nov. 12, 2019

The federal transportation funding has been awarded to 55 projects in 35 states

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao today announced the administration's investment of $900 million in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program.

The federal transportation funding has been awarded to 55 projects in 35 states.

“The administration is targeting BUILD Transportation grants to repair, rebuild, and revitalize significant infrastructure projects across the country,” Secretary Chao said in a statement

FY 2019 BUILD Transportation grants are for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and have been awarded on a competitive basis to projects with a significant impact in their local or regional communities. BUILD funding supports roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, or intermodal transportation.  

The program selection criteria encompassed safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, state of good repair, environmental sustainability, innovation, and partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders.  

To reflect an ongoing effort to invest in rural America, U.S. DOT has awarded 50% of BUILD grant funding to projects located in rural areas. For this round of BUILD grants, the maximum grant award is $25 million, and no more than $90 million can be awarded to a single State. 

The full list of awarded projects can be found on the U.S. DOT website.

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SOURCE: U.S. DOT

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