Continuing the rollout of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation has awarded $829.6 million to 80 road, bridge, transit and other projects to improve their ability to withstand floods, rising seas and other harmful effects of climate change. The winning projects are located in 37 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
The grant awards, which U.S. DOT announced on April 11, flowed from the IIJA’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving Transportation, or PROTECT, program. Funds are from the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years.