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