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Home » U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure

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September 16, 2020
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $1 billion in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The funding has been awarded to 70 projects in 44 states.


“This Administration is making significant investments in infrastructure, and this $1 billion in BUILD grants will repair, rebuild, and revitalize transportation systems across America,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao.


Fiscal Year 2020 BUILD Transportation grants are for planning and capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and were awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact. BUILD funding supports roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports or intermodal transportation. Since 2017, the Administration has awarded nearly $4 billion in BUILD grants to improve America’s infrastructure. 

The program selection criteria encompassed safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, state of good repair, environmental sustainability, innovation, and partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders. 


To better address the needs of rural America, which has historically been neglected, the Department is awarding 50% of BUILD Transportation grant funding to projects located in rural areas that deliver positive benefits for these communities, consistent with the Department’s R.O.U.T.E.S. initiative. For this round of BUILD Transportation grants, the maximum grant award is $25 million, and no more than $100 million can be awarded to a single State, as specified in the appropriations act. 

 

FY 2020 Capital Awards

Project Name

State

BUILD Award Amount

Urban/Rural

Tuscaloosa Landing Area Project

Alabama

$15,000,000

Rural

Anchorage International Airport Intermodal Cargo and Cold Storage Facility

Alaska

$21,000,000

Urban

Tonto Creek Bridge Project

Arizona

$21,095,564

Rural

35th Avenue Safety Corridor Project

Arizona

$17,422,515

Urban

State Highway 83 Spur/U.S. Highway 278 Connector

Arkansas

$4,000,000

Rural

U.S. Highway 67 Corridor Improvements

Arkansas

$10,000,000

Urban

SR99 and Commercial Avenue Interchange Project

California

$16,000,000

Urban

Stockton Diamond Grade Separation

California

$20,000,000

Urban

Crystal Valley Parkway Interchange

Colorado

$5,400,000

Rural

RFTA Regional Transit Center

Colorado

$13,009,000

Rural

I-75/Big Bend Road Mobility and Access Project

Florida

$25,000,000

Urban

Tampa Multimodal Network and Safety Improvements

Florida

$24,000,000

Urban

SR 96 Improvement Project: Providing the Critical Link Between I-16 and I-75

Georgia

$22,000,000

Rural

Aht'Wy Interchange Project

Idaho

$19,134,710

Rural

I-55 at IL 59 Access Project

Illinois

$20,000,000

Rural

St. Louis Bi-State Regional Ports Improvement Project

Illinois and Missouri

$20,840,000

Urban

I-70 Rehabilitation and Modernization

Indiana

$22,500,000

Rural

US 36 Safety and Capacity Project-Connecting Avon

Indiana

$5,000,000

Urban

Broadway Avenue Multimodal Improvements

Iowa

$25,000,000

Urban

Interchange Improvements in Coralville, Iowa: Building Safety, Access, and Capacity

Iowa

$20,525,359

Rural

North Junction Gold Project

Kansas

$21,000,000

Urban

KY 536 Improvement Program - Priority Section 1

Kentucky

$9,640,000

Urban

US 25W Widening and Access Improvements

Kentucky

$15,050,000

Rural

US 79 Bridge Replacement

Kentucky

$13,504,000

Rural

Re-Building University Avenue: Gateway to Our Future

Louisiana

$10,000,000

Urban

Bridging the Economy of Rural Maine

Maine

$20,000,000

Rural

Ticonic Bridge Replacement Project

Maine

$25,000,000

Rural

Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Improvements at Dundalk Marine Terminal

Maryland

$10,000,000

Urban

I-495/I-90 Interchange Improvements Project

Massachusetts

$21,000,000

Urban

Michigan Statewide Central Signal Control System Expansion

Michigan

$8,333,600

Rural

US 14: New Ulm to Nicollet Mobility and Safety Improvement Project

Minnesota

$22,000,000

Rural

US Highway 10: Rum River Bridge Replacement, Intersection Improvements

Minnesota

$15,000,000

Urban

Hattiesburg Downtown Railroad Innovation: Construction of Grade Separations and Connection Track at Major Rail Intersection

Mississippi

$13,223,900

Rural

Jefferson Avenue and 20th Street Revitalization Corridors

Missouri

$7,950,000

Urban

Kansas City Streetcar Riverfront Extension

Missouri

$14,199,453

Urban

Northwest Billings Connector and Marathon Trail

Montana

$11,656,765

Rural

Blair South Bypass

Nebraska

$7,560,000

Rural

Pyramid Highway Improvements

Nevada

$23,000,000

Urban

Lexington Train Station

North Carolina

$24,960,534

Urban

Pembroke Transportation Investment for Revitalization

North Carolina

$5,262,618

Rural

Improving Resiliency of Rural North Dakota Roads

North Dakota

$22,000,000

Rural

Glass City Riverwalk

Ohio

$23,668,160

Urban

Rail Car Replacement Program - Phase 1

Ohio

$15,000,000

Urban

Reconstruction of US-281 Bridgeport Bridge

Oklahoma

$22,000,000

Rural

Erie Bayfront Parkway Mobility and Freight Improvement Program

Pennsylvania

$21,000,000

Rural

Gateway 228 Capacity & Safety Improvements - Three Degree and Freedom Road Project

Pennsylvania

$25,000,000

Urban

Opening the Cranston Canyon

Rhode Island

$21,329,338

Urban

Ridgeville Industrial Campus Supporting Infrastructure Project

South Carolina

$21,678,125

Rural

SD 46 Reconstruction from US 81 to I-29

South Dakota

$22,000,000

Rural

Port of Cates Landing Rail Extension Project

Tennessee

$7,000,000

Rural

Interstate 20 Energy Sector Safety Project

Texas

$25,000,000

Rural

North Texas Multimodal Operations, Velocity, Efficiency, and Safety (NT MOVES) Program

Texas

$25,000,000

Urban

St. Paul's Transformation Project

Virginia

$14,400,000

Urban

Pioneer Street Extension Project

Washington

$5,812,000

Rural

Mills to Maritime Cargo Terminal Project

Washington

$17,750,000

Urban

District 4: I-79 Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement Project

West Virginia

$20,000,000

Rural

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Transportation Renewal Project

Wisconsin

$5,817,640

Rural

Teton Mobility Corridor Improvements Project

Wyoming and Idaho

$20,000,000

Rural

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