Biden administration doles out $4.2 billion for big-ticket infrastructure projects

A new Boston rail bridge, a California high-speed rail station, electric dock equipment in Miami and a safer highway interchange in Iowa are among the 44 projects selected for funding.

Route Fifty By Daniel C. Vock

October 21, 2024

Boston’s transit agency will receive $472 million from the federal government to replace a century-old rail bridge, as part of $4.2 billion for 44 major infrastructure improvements announced by the Biden administration Monday.

Other projects that received awards include replacing a two-mile bridge in the Florida Keys, untangling a busy intersection in Arizona, electrifying port equipment in Miami, and replacing a highway bridge that collapsed in Providence, Rhode Island.

The federal money, which comes as a result of the 2021 infrastructure funding law, comes from two grant programs that fund large projects, the so-called “Mega” grants for outsized projects that are too complex for most federal grant programs, and the INFRA program, which go to highway and multimodal projects that speed freight delivery and promote other economic benefits.

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