From improving road safety to revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity, 30 additional projects will receive BUILD grants this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced $488 million in awards from the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program for 30 projects across the country. The funding will support critical roadway, transit, rail, maritime, and aviation infrastructure improvements that improve safety, reduce congestion, and spur economic growth.
“Under President Trump, America is building again,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “From making families safer on our roads to expanding our ports, these grant selections reflect our commitment to unleashing America’s full potential with envy-of-the-world infrastructure. We will continue to move quickly to get money out the door to get dirt moving.”
The BUILD program will leave a lasting legacy by developing communities nationwide for the golden era. President Trump’s business plan for America is characterized by critical investments in all communities across the country. This $488 million in grant announcements is only just the beginning of a four-year administration determined to build bigger and bolder than ever before.
Key Facts:
- Roads and bridges received 77% of the funding from this grant series to reinforce the arteries of the American economy.
- Ex: Over $24 million to widen an approximately 14-mile segment of US Route 54 from a two-lane roadway to a shared four-lane configuration between Farber and Curryville, Missouri.
- 10% of the grants are being awarded to transit upgrades to deliver safe, reliable, and accessible commuter networks.
- Ex: $25 million for the Operation & Maintenance Facility in Jefferson County, Alabama to construct a new operations and maintenance facility for the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority’s (BJCTA) fixed-route, paratransit, and micro-transit fleet services.
- Waterway projects received more than $35 million primarily for port improvements to enhance American maritime dominance.
- Ex: $25 million for improvements to the Bristol Port Facility in Pennsylvania, including the construction of a new approximately 1,100-foot dock, modernization of offloading equipment, dredging of approximately 70,000 cubic yards of material, and integration of upgraded rail systems.
- Nearly $3 million will support rail networks to enhance multimodal surface transportation.
- Ex: $2 million for the Snohomish County Everett Intermodal Yard and Curve Improvements in Snohomish County, Washington. This includes the preliminary design for upgrades to the Snohomish County Everett Intermodal Yard and surrounding rail infrastructure within the BNSF Northwest Division’s Bellingham Subdivision. Planned improvements include constructing approximately 13,000 feet of new mainline track and a 4,300-foot siding west of the existing Rogers mainline, reconfiguring the former mainline into yard storage tracks, and relocating the Rogers mainline westward to improve curve geometry and operational efficiency.
- The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority received nearly $25 million for core infrastructure upgrades.
- The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) will receive roughly $25 million towards expanding trucking parking in Cabell, Monongalia, and Berkeley Counties along I-81, I-64, and I-79.
America’s BUILD program delivered awards to the most competitive projects out of more than 800 applications requesting more than $10 billion. Funding is evenly distributed between urban and rural communities, with each receiving $244 million in awards. Maximum awards are capped at $25 million. These projects were selected based on statutory criteria requiring a comprehensive examination of safety, project readiness, and cost effectiveness.
The full list of projects can be viewed HERE .