The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has awarded $1 billion to 70 projects in 44 states in the latest round of its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants for improvements to highways, bridges, transit systems and other types of infrastructure.
The winning submissions, which DOT announced on Sept. 16, leaned strongly toward highways, roads and bridges, which accounted for more than 75% of the projects selected.