Transportation revenue has been hit hard during the pandemic—though goods and services must continue to flow. Federally has been apportioned to each state to help.
Funding for Critical Work
The $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure passed in late December 2020 includes $9.8 billion for state departments of transportation. The pandemic has resulted in less commuters and vehicles on the roads, causing deep declines in state transportation revenues. The relief funding is aimed at helping states maintain systems—and ensuring the goods and services we all need continue to be transported.
Construction Dive reports that the federal funds have been apportioned to state DOTS, explaining:
Each state’s portion will be based on the state’s share of obligation limitations within the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or FAST Act,
State DOTs can use the relief money to fund Surface Transportation Block Grant-eligible projects, preventive and routine maintenance, operations, employee and contractor salaries, debt service and availability payments and coverage for other revenue losses….Additionally, the relief funds — which will be available until Sept. 30, 2024 — could be transferred to public tolling and ferry agencies for all of the same costs as state DOTs.
California ($918 million) and Texas ($914 million) are receiving the most money, and Florida ($473 million) is next. The complete list is here.
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Take Us Home!
One place we all need our roads and rails to connect us back to is: home!
Home construction has been strong across the country. For example, the market in North Texas has been extra hot. BizJournals reports that there is a frenzy of new home construction in the Frisco and Celina suburbs north of Dallas-Fort-Worth. We all know what this means: where there are new homes, come new schools, new roads, new…everything!
What Are You Hoping To Build Next
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