随着拜登政府继续推出1亿美元基础设施投资和就业法案(IIJA)提供的资金,美国运输部发布了第一年的第一年,新的265亿美元的计划替换和重建了全国范围内的衰老桥梁。

点动作,announced1月14日,根据每个州的估计成本升级或恢复处于较差或公平状态的桥梁,使用公式为该计划分配了53亿美元的2022财年资金。18luck.cub此外,土著部落预留了1.65亿美元的使用。

[查看联邦高速公路管理州逐州的资金分配这里。]

In a Jan. 13 background briefing for reporters, a senior Biden administration official said the new program represents “the largest investment in bridges since the creation of the Interstate Highway System.”

Another administration official said, “This money is needed to address the 43,000 bridges across our country that are in poor condition." The official added that the program is expected to upgrade as many as 15,000 bridges nationwide.

加利福尼亚将获得2022年桥式配方资金的最大分配,其中8.494亿美元。纽约排名第二,将获得3.784亿美元,其次是宾夕法尼亚州,获得了3.272亿美元;伊利诺伊州为2.748亿美元;和新泽西州,获得了2.294亿美元。

二十个州以及哥伦比亚特区和波多黎各各地的最低分配为4500万美元。

看五年资金总额,fi顶部ve states are the same. California's allocation is $4.2 billion; followed by New York, to receive $1.9 billion; Pennsylvania, $1.6 billion; Illinois, $1.4 billion; and New Jersey, $1.15 billion.

New 'Off-System' Bridges Set-Aside

在一个特别有创造力的皱纹中,该计划要求各州使用至少15%的新资金来修复或建造不属于国家公路系统的较小桥梁,包括州际公路和其他主要动脉。

此类“外系统”桥梁(包括县,城市或城镇拥有的桥梁)的新规定的诱惑是,这些项目将是100%的联邦资助,这与传统制度有很大的不同,州通常必须在其中贡献18luck官网联邦援助桥梁和公路项目成本占20%的份额。18luck.cub

Clarence Anthony, National League of Cities CEO and executive director, said of the off-system set-aside, "This is simply amazing news for smaller rural communities, places that have been hit hard economically."

他在与美国土木工程师协会(ASCE)的联合简报上说:“这是正确的时间,是修复真正需要它的桥梁的正确政策。”

Maria Lehman, ASCE president-elect and director of U.S. infrastructure at engineer GHD, said states and localities have had transportation plans in place and added that some projects have also gone through the preliminary design stage.

"I'm hopeful that in many parts of the country, you're going to start seeing orange cones all over the place this summer," she added.