DOT Releases $140 Million for Transport Projects
The Department of Transportation said it has released about $140 million in federal aid this week to assist 249 transportation improvement projects around the country.
“Given the demands on the nation’s transportation system, these grants will be a vital help to communities across the country,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement.
Through the Transportation, Community, and System Preservation program, states and local and tribal governments may apply for federal funding to support methods of increasing transportation efficiency, roadway improvements and research.
Since the program’s creation in 1998, nearly $800 million in TCSP grants have been awarded to improve national transportation efficiency, reduce environmental impacts of transportation and improve the cost-effectiveness of infrastructure investment.
Separately, LaHood announced more than $5.2 million in grants to 14 states to promote the use of innovative technologies in highway bridge construction and repair.
The Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment program promotes more widespread use of effective and beneficial technologies and applications that are not common practice and encourages states to use these technologies.
Both programs are administered by the Federal Highway Administration.
