The Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change. The money will pay for things like moving roads, raising bridges, improving drainage and improving evacuation routes.
FILE - Waters flows by, June 3, 2016, after a portion of Texas State Highway 6, west of Cisco, Texas, got completely washed away the previous day by flowing water going over the spillway of Lake Cisco. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 11, 2024, awarded $830 million in grants to fund 80 projects aimed at toughening the nation’s aging infrastructure against the harmful impacts of climate change .
The money is expected to improve bridges, roads, ports, rail, transit and other infrastructure across 37 states, Washington, D.C. and the Virgin Islands, particularly thoseThe funds come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 and add to other funding already flowing to states for similar projects, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation..
—Cedar Rapids, Iowa will receive $56.4 million to replace the 86-year-old Arc of Justice Bridge, crucial for emergency services in times of extreme flooding.—The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will receive $750,000 for a coastal management plan. —The Oglala Sioux Tribe will receive $248,000 for a risk assessment of its transportation infrastructure.Planning grants totaling $45 million will be issued for 26 projects. Resilience improvement funds, totaling $621 million, will be granted to 36 recipients for enhancing projects such as drainage, roadways and other upgrades.
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Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate changeThe Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change.
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Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate changeThe Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change.
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Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate changeThe Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change.
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Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate changeThe Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change
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