USDOT awards $1 billion in RAISE grants for FY2021

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg late last week announced $1 billion will be invested in infrastructure projects through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program.

The funding has been awarded to 90 projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.

Fiscal-year 2021 RAISE Transportation discretionary grants are for planning and capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and were awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact, U.S. Department of Transportation officials said in a press release.

Rail-related projects, grant recipients and grant amounts include:

• Charlotte Multimodal Transit Hub, Charlotte, North Carolina, $15 million.
• Wasco SR 46 Improvement Project, Wasco, California, $24 million.
• Southwest Chief La Junta Route Restoration Program, Colorado, $2.8 million.
• Derby-Shelton Multimodal Transportation Center, Connecticut Department of Transportation, $12.6 million.
• Benning Road Bridges and Transportation Improvements, District of Columbia Department of Transportation,  $15 million.
• A. Philip Randolph Regional Multimodal Transportation Hub and Complete Streets Connectivity, Palatka, Florida, $8.2 million.
• Springfield Rail Improvements Project, Springfield, Illinois, $13.5 million.
• Fare Modernization, Neighborhood Transfer Points, Regional Transfer Hubs and Operator Comfort Stations, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, $18.5 million.
• Blue Hill Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project, Boston, $15 million.
• Detroit New Center Intermodal Facility Project, Michigan Department of Transportation, $10 million.
• 19th & 37th Street Trolley Station Improvements, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, $15 million.
• South Dakota Freight Capacity Expansion Project, South Dakota Department of Transportation, $22 million.
• Janesville Bridges and Track Restoration Project, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, $6.8 million.