The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) has announced 1.73 billion USD in funding for 127 infrastructure projects across the United States. Almost 170 million USD has been allocated to public transport improvements through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant programme.
While the majority of the funding has been directed towards road and bridge schemes, transit agencies will receive 169.9 USD million to support projects aimed at improving safety, reliability and operational efficiency.
Among the funded schemes is a 14.7 million USD grant for the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) to modernise three maintenance facilities in Wisconsin. The upgrades are intended to improve fleet maintenance operations while supporting a safer and more efficient bus network.
The BUILD programme supports a broad range of transport infrastructure projects, including public transport, freight rail, ports, aviation and highways. Road and bridge projects account for approximately 1.3 billion USD of this year’s funding, while rail projects will receive 87.7 million USD and port infrastructure 136.8 million USD.
In addition to transit funding, the programme includes investments in infrastructure that supports freight movement. These include 62 million USD to expand truck parking facilities across five states and more than 11 million USD for airport access road improvements.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said:America is fortunate to have a Builder in the White House who knows America is only as great as our infrastructure. 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.
The Department of Transportation said it received nearly 1,200 eligible BUILD applications requesting more than 14.5 billion USD in funding, highlighting continued demand for federal investment in transport infrastructure.
