Roadway projects received approximately half of the total funding, with about $1.1 billion.

The initial congressional hearing on President Joe Biden’s 2024 US Dept. of Transportation budget proposal showed evidence of continued strong bipartisan support for infrastructure, although the parties differed on the specifics.

The P3 project, 11.7-miles and largely tunneled, could cost between $8 and $13 billion, the government forecasts.

Veteran Missouri lawmaker Sam Graves takes the transportation and Infrastructure panel gavel

The workers were in a basket on a lift when it was struck by a concrete piling, causing them to fall to the road surface.

New York City-area transportation projects will gain 26% increase in federal funding under Metropolitan Transportation Council's five-year plan.

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

The money will reimburse CDOT for most of the $17.6 million in emergency repairs to the highway.