The Journal Record By: Journal Record
June 22, 2023
Major investments planned in highways, bridges and other infrastructure in Oklahoma and other states are intended to, among other things, end the trend of rising road deaths. Under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, some $454 billion will beinvested nationwide in transportation infrastructure through 2026, representing a 38% increase over spending in recent years. Under the act, Oklahoma will receive $4.3 billion in federal-aid highway-apportioned funding and $266 million for bridge replacement and repairs. The state also will be in the running for some $12.5 billion in planned spending under the federal Bridge Investment Program targeting “economically significant” bridges and nearly $16 billion of national funding for projects intended to deliver economic benefits to communities.
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