Infrastructure Law Spurs 25K Projects: ARTBA

    Nov. 18, 2022
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    Almost 25,000 infrastructure improvement projects were started by states during the first year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to a report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.

    The group looked at numbers out of the U.S. Treasury Department through August 31, 2022.

    According to ARTBA, the 20 largest IIJA projects supported by formula funds to date are:

    1. Texas: Expanding Loop 1604 on I-10 in San Antonio – $291 million
    2. Texas: 635 East Project in Dallas – $225 million
    3. New York: Van Wyck Expressway Capacity & Access Improvements to and from JFK International Airport – $211 million
    4. Arizona: Roadway Widening on I-17 Split – $200 million
    5. Texas: I-35 Widening in Travis County – $192 million
    6. South Carolina: Phase 1 Carolina Crossroads I-20/26/126 Corridor Improvement Project – $145 million
    7. Ohio: I-70/71 Downtown Ramp Up Project in Columbus – $123 million
    8. California: Rehabilitation of Pomona Freeway between the Long Beach and San Gabriel River Freeways – $121 million
    9. California: Route 46 Corridor Improvement Project in San Luis Obispo – $119 million
    10. Illinois: Interchange Reconstruction and Bridge Replacement on I-57 at I-74 Interchange in Urbana-Champaign – $107 million
    11. Georgia: State Road 2/State Road 515 Roadway Reconstruction Project in Northern Georgia – $104 million
    12. California: State Route 55 Improvements Project in Orange County – $101 million
    13. California: Rehabilitation of Route 10 Near Coachella – $100 million
    14. Tennessee: Interchange Modification on I-55 at Crump Boulevard in Memphis – $99.6 million
    15. Texas: Widen Loop 375 in El Paso – $95 million
    16. New Jersey: Route 18 Drainage and Pavement Rehabilitation in East Brunswick – $91.7 million
    17. Tennessee: Improvements at I-75, I-24 Interchange near the Tennessee-Georgia Border – $91.2 million
    18. South Carolina: Phase 2 Carolina Crossroads I-20/26/126 Corridor Improvement Project – $90 million
    19. California: SAC 5 Corridor Enhancement Project in Sacramento – $88 million
    20. Texas: Irving Interchange Project in Dallas – $80 million

    ARTBA has created a digital tool, artbahighwaydashboard.org, to provide national and state-by-state information on the projects and more specifics on how IIJA funds are being invested.

    Source: ARTBA