USDOT awards infrastructure grants to 18 projects

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced 18 infrastructure projects across the country that will receive federal grants as part of the new FASTLANE program. The grants, totalling nearly US$800 million, will be combined with other funding from federal, state, local and private sources to support US$3.6 billion in infrastructure investment in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
September 9, 2016 Read time: 2 mins

US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced 18 infrastructure projects across the country that will receive federal grants as part of the new FASTLANE program.

The grants, totalling nearly US$800 million, will be combined with other funding from federal, state, local and private sources to support US$3.6 billion in infrastructure investment in 15 states and the District of Columbia.

Among the projects receiving grants are the Virginia Atlantic Gateway project, a corridor approach to improving mobility across the Eastern seaboard.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will be awarded US$62 million to improve safety and efficiency of high volume freight traffic along the US 69/75 corridor in southern Oklahoma.

The Arizona Department of Transportation will be awarded US$54 million for bottleneck improvements along I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson.

The Maine Department of Transportation will be awarded US$7 million to improve the infrastructure, equipment, and technology at the Port of Portland.

“The FAST Act gave us a set of tools to begin addressing America’s infrastructure deficit, and we have been moving full speed ahead to get critical road, rail, and port projects off the ground across the country,” said Secretary Foxx.  “From eliminating traffic bottlenecks and enhancing port capacity to overhauling a major freight corridor, the 18 inaugural FASTLANE grants will enable people and goods to move more efficiently.”

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