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Archived Press Releases

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million for Emergency Work in Wake of the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

March 28, 2024

$60 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief funds are a down payment on Maryland’s initial costs for emergency repairs, design, and reconstruction of the bridge

FHWA 11-24
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $45 Million in Available Funds to Improve Bicyclist and Pedestrian Connectivity and Safety

March 19, 2024

Applications open for the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Grant program, a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program

FHWA 10-24
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Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for $1.2 Billion in Funding to Decrease Air Pollution from the Transportation Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

March 12, 2024

New Inflation Reduction Act program provides funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

FHWA 09-24
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Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever National Strategy to Accelerate Deployment of Zero-Emission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks

March 12, 2024

Landmark Strategy Will Build on New National Electric Vehicle Freight Corridors Designated by the Federal Highway Administration and Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Goal to Decarbonize the Freight Sector to...

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Major Step to Boost Domestic Manufacturing in Transportation, Create Good-Paying American Jobs

March 7, 2024

Proposed rule would end longstanding Buy America waiver for manufactured products in federal-aid highway projects

FHWA 07-24
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Request for Information on Updating Federal Standards for EV Charging

March 6, 2024

RFI seeks input on how new technologies and innovations can be incorporated into federal standards for EV charging to keep up with consumer and market demand

FHWA 06-24
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Biden-Harris Administration Opens First Round of Applications for $250 Million to Reduce Traffic in Urban Areas

February 21, 2024

New competitive grant program under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help cut traffic and pollution on America’s roadways

FHWA 05-24
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.2 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Vermont’s Bridge 129 Destroyed by Truck Fire

February 13, 2024

FHWA 04-24
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today the immediate...

FHWA Announces $729 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events

January 23, 2024

FHWA 03-24
Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov
Tel.: (202) 366-0660

WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Grants to Upgrade Almost 4,500 Public Electric Vehicle Chargers

January 18, 2024

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Continues to Build a National EV Charging Network that is Convenient, Reliable, and Made in America

FHWA 02-24
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