Transport Topics By Eugene Mulero
July 28, 2022
Federal funds to enhance safety and connectivity across the country’s mobility networks will become available over the next few months to help state agencies make improvements to freight corridors, and also propel adoption of new technologies throughout the transportation landscape.
Managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the bulk of the funds stems from the recently enacted $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“We’ve been busy,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently told a congressional panel. “We have already announced nearly $84 billion in grant funding from across the department. Every few days we have another great announcement: Bridge repair programs that will help us move goods more affordably and people more safely; a national electric vehicle-charging network with the potential to bring cost-saving technology to rural communities and help fight the climate crisis; and safety initiatives that will reduce crashes and save lives.”
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