WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is announcing a $626.7 million investment into America’s infrastructure, with a priority for large-scale projects over $150 million.
“For the first time, USDOT is now prioritizing projects that connect America’s roads with commercial spaceports to accelerate the growth of our aerospace sector,” USDOT said. “Dollars will also go towards expanding commercial truck parking for American truckers.”
Key Projects
Infrastructure updates include:
- Building roads to air cargo hubs and commercial spaceports to support the growth of American aerospace.
- Investing over $200 million into expanding truck parking for truckers and bus drivers.
- Upgrading safety technology at railroad crossings to protect American families
- Repairing highways or bridges to reduce congestion and bottlenecks.
- Strengthening America’s marine highways to diversify our domestic supply chains.
- Modernizing key highway infrastructure along the nation’s busiest freight corridors.
“From our thriving commercial space industry to our hardworking truck drivers, the Trump Administration is delivering for the American people,” Duffy said. “We are moving at the speed of Trump to prioritize critical infrastructure needs in grants, move federal dollars out the door, and start turning dirt.”
Additional Information
The funds were supported via the National Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) program which bolsters America’s supply chains and improves road safety for families by building highways, bridges and port infrastructure nationwide.
Under Secretary Duffy, INFRA funding has been divided into two targeted tracks:
- Track 1 ($426.7 Million) supports surface transportation projects of national and regional significance. Applications are due July 1.
- Track 2 ($200 Million) increases commercial motor vehicle parking. Applications are due July 15.
The  Notice of Funding Opportunity outlines the application criteria, and applicants are encouraged to submit eligible projects as soon as possible.
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