U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg released a new video on Friday to commemorate the third anniversary of the signing of the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the video, titled “The Big Deal,” Buttigieg highlights the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda.
“In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration passed the biggest infrastructure bill in generations—and did so with the support of both Democrats and many Republicans in the House and Senate,” Buttigieg said. “Today, on the third anniversary of the signing of this historic law, we’re in the middle of an infrastructure decade unlike anything this country has seen since the time of Eisenhower and the Interstate Highway System. The 2020s will be viewed as a turning point that ushered in the improvements that will sustain our 21st and even 22nd century economy.”
Nearly $570 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been awarded to more than 66,000 projects nationwide and in the U.S. territories. Many projects have already broken ground and held ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
Highlights include nearly 320 rail projects that will modernize and expand the rail network, more than 580 port and waterway projects that will strengthen supply chain reliability and quicken the movement of goods, more than 630 transportation projects that will benefit more than 195 tribal nations, more than 1,500 airports that will modernize, more than 1,600 communities to improve roadway safety, more than 11,400 projects that will build or repair bridges, and more than 196,000 miles of roadway that will be repaired or improved.
In addition, Buttigieg also announced more than $3.4 billion in recent grants awards through the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program, the Port Infrastructure Development Program, the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program, and the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program.
Award highlights include:
A total of $172 million was awarded to 257 local, regional, and tribal communities for planning and demonstration projects that aim to prevent deaths and serious injuries on rural and urban roads.
Nearly $580 million was awarded to 31 projects in 15 states that will increase the capacity and efficiency of ports. The projects announced will enhance freight efficiency, reduce emissions,
strengthen supply chain reliability, promote work force development, and improve port safety, reliability, and resilience.
A total of $1.2 billion was awarded to 39 state departments of transportation to expedite the use of cleaner materials.
A total of $1.4 billion was awarded to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor, the busiest rail passage in the United States, that will provide more reliable rail service for travelers and commuters and will improve speed, safety and accessibility.