The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently released the DOT 2021-2023 Progress Report to inform the public on the Biden-Harris administration efforts to improve the transportation infrastructure.
Included in the report are the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the agency’s key priorities.
“We are delivering for the American people with the resources now available because President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law reversed decades of underinvestment in our transportation systems,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “The public placed great trust in DOT, and we are honoring that trust by making improvements to transportation that get people and goods to where they need to be more safely, affordably, and sustainably while creating good-paying jobs.”
The report was broken down into eight sections: road and vehicles safety, rail safety, generational investments, strengthening consumer protections for air travelers, advancing equity, achieving net-zero carbon emissions, building a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, and driving innovation.
Highlights include:
The agency funded safety improvements for 4,515 intersections, 70 rail safety projects, the repair of 7,800 bridges, the improvement of 135,000 miles of roads, more than 2,900 zero-emission and low-emission buses; conducted more than 7,500 rail safety inspections on hazardous material routes, and expanded alternative fuel corridors to 79,000 miles of highways nationwide.