South Carolina receives nearly $1B in infrastructure funding under Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — More infrastructure funding was allocated to South Carolina for the Fiscal Year 2024, as noted in a Thursday announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.

Approximately $997 million will support investments in roads, bridges, tunnels, and carbon emission reduction, among other infrastructure investments within the state. The funding is from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“Long-needed major improvements are coming to America’s network of roads, bridges, and highways,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Thanks to President Biden, we are proud to deliver funding to modernize roads and bridges across America–strengthening our supply chains, creating good-paying jobs, and connecting Americans to every corner of this country.”

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In South Carolina, the funding is broken down as the following:

• National Highway Performance Program: $519,692,408
• Surface Transportation Block Grant: $252,823,334
• Highway Safety Improvement Program: $54,068,846
• Railway-Highway Crossings Program: $4,861,791
• Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Program: $14,849,854
• Metropolitan Planning: $4,323,173
• National Highway Freight Program: $24,161,027
• Carbon Reduction Program: $22,543,414
• PROTECT Formula Program: $25,633,477
• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program: $14,909,490
• Bridge Formula Program: $59,244,248

“These historic investments in American infrastructure give States the flexibility they need to determine how to allocate funds for a range of transportation projects such as improving safety for all road users, replacing aging bridges, and reducing carbon emissions,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt.

“This funding will allow States to continue the important work of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is making our infrastructure safer and more efficient for the millions of Americans who rely on it to get to school, work, and other important destinations every day.”

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