Here's where the new infrastructure money from federal funding will go
David BaratzUSA TODAY
Nov. 15, 2021, 12:53 p.m. ET
Roads and bridges
The largest portion of the bill, $110 billion, would be used for road and bridge repair.
Construction workers build along the northbound lane of I-95 near Clint Moore Road on Sept. 30, 2021 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesThe largest portion of the bill, $110 billion, would be used for road and bridge repair.
Construction workers build along the northbound lane of I-95 near Clint Moore Road on Sept. 30, 2021 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Roads and bridges
The bill designates $40 billion for bridge repair, replacement and rehabilitation. The heavily travelled Brent Spence Bridge spans the Ohio River on the Ohio-Kentucky border in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 2, 2021.
JEFF DEAN, AFP Via Getty ImagesThe bill designates $40 billion for bridge repair, replacement and rehabilitation. The heavily travelled Brent Spence Bridge spans the Ohio River on the Ohio-Kentucky border in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 2, 2021.
Passenger and freight rail
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill recently passed in Congress includes about $66 billion in funds for Amtrak.
The nearly 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel is one of Amtrak's worst bottlenecks on the well-traveled corridor between Washington and New York. With funding from the recently passed infrastructure bill, Amtrak is planning a $4 billion replacement of the aging tunnel. An Amtrak train comes out of the John Street opening of the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel on Nov. 10, 2021 in Baltimore, Md.
Drew Angerer, Getty ImagesThe $1 trillion infrastructure bill recently passed in Congress includes about $66 billion in funds for Amtrak.
The nearly 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel is one of Amtrak's worst bottlenecks on the well-traveled corridor between Washington and New York. With funding from the recently passed infrastructure bill, Amtrak is planning a $4 billion replacement of the aging tunnel. An Amtrak train comes out of the John Street opening of the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel on Nov. 10, 2021 in Baltimore, Md.
Power infrastructure
The bipartisan infrastructure bill sets aside $65 billion for upgrades in power grids. It would pay for thousands of miles of "resilient transmission lines," according to the White House, which would be used for the expansion of renewable energy.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, AFP Via Getty ImagesThe bipartisan infrastructure bill sets aside $65 billion for upgrades in power grids. It would pay for thousands of miles of "resilient transmission lines," according to the White House, which would be used for the expansion of renewable energy.
Western water protection
More than $50 billion would be used to weatherize water systems in the West against droughts, floods and wildfires, the White House said.
Intake towers for water to enter to generate electricity and provide hydroelectric power stand during low water levels due the western drought on July 19, 2021 at the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River at the Nevada and Arizona state border. The Lake Mead reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona border provides water to the Southwest, including nearby Las Vegas as well as Arizona and California, but has remained below full capacity since 1983 due to increased water demand and drought, conditions that are expected to continue.
PATRICK T. FALLON, AFP Via Getty ImagesMore than $50 billion would be used to weatherize water systems in the West against droughts, floods and wildfires, the White House said.
Intake towers for water to enter to generate electricity and provide hydroelectric power stand during low water levels due the western drought on July 19, 2021 at the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River at the Nevada and Arizona state border. The Lake Mead reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona border provides water to the Southwest, including nearby Las Vegas as well as Arizona and California, but has remained below full capacity since 1983 due to increased water demand and drought, conditions that are expected to continue.
Public transit
$39 billion will be used to modernize public transit systems, the White House says, including improvements to buses, rail cars, tracks and stations, with better access for disabled and elderly users.
Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images$39 billion will be used to modernize public transit systems, the White House says, including improvements to buses, rail cars, tracks and stations, with better access for disabled and elderly users.
Shipping ports
$17 billion would go toward improving port infrastructure, including inland waterway navigation and operations and maintenance, according to the Journal of Commerce. Modernization would allow ports to accommodate larger vessels and ease shipping congestion.
Container ships are anchored by the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as they wait to offload on Sept. 20, 2021 near Los Angeles, California.
Mario Tama, Getty Images$17 billion would go toward improving port infrastructure, including inland waterway navigation and operations and maintenance, according to the Journal of Commerce. Modernization would allow ports to accommodate larger vessels and ease shipping congestion.
Container ships are anchored by the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as they wait to offload on Sept. 20, 2021 near Los Angeles, California.
Electric buses and ferries
$7.5 billion would be spent on bus and ferry transportation, with $5 billion going toward zero-emission buses and $2.5 billion for ferries. The goal is to replace diesel buses with "clean" vehicles and reduce pollution.
An LADOT Electric bus on display during a press conference to formally launch the Alvarado Street Bus Priority Line Project.
MediaNews Group, Los Angeles Daily News Via Getty Images$7.5 billion would be spent on bus and ferry transportation, with $5 billion going toward zero-emission buses and $2.5 billion for ferries. The goal is to replace diesel buses with "clean" vehicles and reduce pollution.
An LADOT Electric bus on display during a press conference to formally launch the Alvarado Street Bus Priority Line Project.
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