The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has released a total of $246.3 million from the new infrastructure act to 11 states to continue progress on the Appalachian Development Highway Program.
The funding apportionment, announced on Jan. 25, is the fiscal year 2022 portion of a total $1.2-billion over five years for the program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The measure, whose cost is estimated at $1 trillion to $1.2 trillion, was enacted on Nov. 15.