USDOT Issues $488M in BUILD Grants to 30 Projects

T.R.U.S.T.
Jul 17
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AASHTO

July 18, 2025

The USDOT said in a statement that road and bridge projects received 77 percent of those BUILD grants, with 10 percent awarded to transit upgrades to deliver safe, reliable, and accessible commuter networks.

Waterway projects received more than $35 million primarily for port improvements, with nearly $3 million in grants supporting rail networks to enhance multimodal surface transportation.

USDOT added that, for this round of BUILD grants, funding is evenly distributed between urban and rural communities, with each receiving $244 million in awards.

View the full article: AASHTOJournal.Transportation.org

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