Administrator Michael Regan said some cleanups have awaited federal dollars for give more than five years; new infrastructure bill funding will start work at 49 sites in 24 states.

Industry's workplace fatalities dip 5% in 2020, but fatality rate is up to 10.2 per 100,000 workers from 9.7.

Fiscal 2022 apportionments for formula programs total $52.5 billion, the highest in decades.

IIJA includes about $66 billion in passenger rail appropriations, about equal to Amtrak's past 50-year total.

But it will be weeks until funds are actually released to states.

The unemployment rate was up from October level but has improved year over year.

Update: Two veteran lawmakers vie to succeed DeFazio as top T&I panel Democrat.

The Federal Highway Administration launches a  "one-stop shop" for infrastructure act information.

Among the 90 winners are highway, bridge, rail, port and several pedestrian-related projects.