President Biden’s Administration Highlights Progress in Investing in Infrastructure

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When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, he committed to delivering once-in-a-generation investments to rebuild America’s infrastructure and competitiveness. Today, his Administration is cutting ribbons and breaking ground on projects across the country to rebuild our roads and bridges, deliver clean and safe water, tackle legacy pollution, expand access to high-speed internet, and build a clean energy economy for all Americans.

Current Progress

To date, the Administration has:

• Announced Nearly $454 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, including over 56,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C., the territories, and for Tribes.
• Launched improvements on over 165,000 miles of roads and launched over 9,400 bridge repair projects – making our roadways safer and reconnecting communities across the country;
• Provided funding to over 200 states, Tribes, and territories and launched over 60 projects to improve the resilience and reliability of America’s electric grid and deliver cheaper and cleaner electricity—representing the largest single investment in electric transmission and distribution infrastructure in the history of the United States.

Roads and Bridges

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests over $300 billion in repairing and rebuilding America’s roads and bridges – the largest investment since President Eisenhower’s investment in the interstate highway system. This funding is already improving safety, strengthening supply chains, and reconnecting communities across the country.

To date, the Biden-Harris Administration has launched nearly 13,000 bridge repair projects and funded improvements on over 257,000 miles of roads. To date, the Biden-Harris Administration has also announced over $3.5 billion to reconnect and rebuild disadvantaged communities that were divided by transportation infrastructure decades ago and have long been overlooked.

To highlight the wide-ranging impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the White House has released an updated map showcasing the more than 56,000 projects and awards that are identified or now underway.

Resilient Infrastructure

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests over $50 billion in an “all hazards” approach to protect our infrastructure and communities from physical, climate, and cybersecurity-related threats.

To date, the Administration has funded over 4,100 projects to build resilience to these threats, ranging from restoring critical waterways and forests to enhancing long-term drought resilience across the American West to reducing wildfire risk. Together, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act include $15.4 billion to support drought-prone communities to address the ongoing megadrought in the West. Already, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has provided more than $3 billion for 475 Western drought resilience projects.

SSSBA is Here to Help!

The American steel industry is able to meet the demand challenges and opportunities generated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) provides tools, expertise and educational resources to convert plans into projects.

For more information, please explore the SSSBA website or contact Dan Snyder at dsnyder@steel.org.