Maryland Started 454 Transportation Projects in Year-One of Infrastructure Law, New Report Shows
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maryland leveraged $627.5 million in federal highway and bridge formula funds in FY 2022 to help jumpstart 454 new improvement projects in communities across the state during the first year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a review of U.S. Treasury Department data through September 30 shows.
"A key takeaway from the Treasury data is that the bipartisan infrastructure law is working in year-one as intended, with state transportation departments disbursing funds and projects breaking ground," said American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, who prepared the report.
"The economic and quality of life benefits of the infrastructure law will become even more apparent as funding continues in coming years," adds ARTBA Chair Paula Hammond, a WSP USA senior vice president. "The beneficiaries of these long-term investments will be the American traveling public in their communities."
President Joe Biden signed the IIJA into law Nov. 15, 2021. Nearly 90 percent of IIJA's highway funds are dispersed by existing formula to states, with the remainder distributed through discretionary grant awards and other allocated programs.
Nationally, over 29,000 IIJA projects were launched through the end of September. The five largest projects supported by formula funds in Maryland are:
I-695 Baltimore Beltway from I-70 to Md 43 Transportation Systems Management and Operations - $39.0 million
Statewide Plannng and Research Program for FY 2022 - $25.9 million
Construction 4-Lane Divided Highway on MD-32 from Linden Church Road to I-70 - $12.5 million
Central Avenue Streetscape and Harbor Point Connector Bridge - $12.0 million
Safety and Resurface at Various Locations in Howard County - $11.0 million
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