Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in nationwide infrastructure grants on June 26.
The grants will be awarded to improve road safety as well as put toward “revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity” in certain regions, according to a statement.
The investments track 148 different projects across the country and stem from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. With the new projects included, RAISE grants have now invested roughly $7.2 billion throughout more than 550 projects in the United States.
“After decades of underinvestment, the condition of America’s infrastructure is now finally getting better instead of worse,” Mr. Buttigieg said in a statement….