Sep 30th 2021 | Posted in Transportation by Government Contracting Pipeline

Washington, D.C. – Forty-four infrastructure projects around the country are getting another chance for Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).
USDOT INFRA CA high speed rail Infrastructure projects get second chance at INFRA grant fundingINFRA Extra projects made it to the final round for funding under the 2021 INFRA competitive grant program but were not awarded due to a combination of overwhelming demand for INFRA grants and limited funds. Projects receiving the inaugural INFRA Extra designation will help rebuild America’s infrastructure and create jobs.
Some of the projects set to receive INFRA Extra funding are the:
  • Broward County Port Everglades, Slip 1 Expansion.
  • California High-Speed Rail Authority, Wasco SR 46 Improvement.
  • Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, I-676 Stormwater Disconnection: Mitigating Street Flooding in Camden, New Jersey.
  • City of Baton Rouge, North Baton Rouge Opportunity Access Program of Projects.
  • City of Cincinnati, Western Hills Viaduct Replacement.
  • City of Fife, Interstate 5 Port of Tacoma Road Interchange Improvement.
  • City of Las Vegas, Charleston Boulevard Underpass.
  • City of New York, Arthur Kill Lift Bridge Capital Renovation.
  • City of Raleigh, Boylan Wye Grade-Separated Crossing at West Street.
  • City of Spokane Valley, Bigelow-Sullivan Corridor Freight Mobility & Safety.
  • Florida Department of Transportation, Miami River- Miami Intermodal Center Capacity Improvements.
  • Georgia Department of Transportation, I-285 at I-20 East Interchange Reconstruction Project – DeKalb County.
  • Indiana Department of Transportation, US 36 Modern Rockville Road Project.
  • Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Tulsa County I-44 and US-75 Corridor Improvement Projects.
  • Oregon Department of Transportation, Aurora-Donald Interchange Improvement.
  • Utah Department of Transportation, Northwest Quadrant Non-Motorized Access.
  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation, The Janesville Bridges and Track Restoration.
This year, USDOT received a total of 157 eligible INFRA applications from 42 states collectively requesting approximately $6.8 billion in grant funds — nearly seven times more than the $1 billion available for the program.