USDOT announces over $1.73 billion in BUILD grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the allocation of $1.73 billion in Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants. The BUILD grant program received about 1,200 applications across all 50 states, collectively requesting more than $14.5 billion in funding.
Road and bridge projects were awarded a majority of the funding at $1.3 billion, or an estimated 77%. One project receiving the BUILD grant funding is to the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The department will use its $24 million to install modern pavement and address buckling, as well as 10 miles of high-tension cable guard rails to enhance safety along I-94.
“America is fortunate to have a Builder in the White House who knows America is only as great as our infrastructure,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “That’s why this Department is investing in repairing critical roads and bridges that connect Americans to job opportunities, port infrastructure that bolsters our national security, and aviation and transit projects that move American families. The impact of these dollars will be felt in communities nationwide for years to come.”
