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The Biden administration announced Friday that it is investing more than $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

A CAGTC survey found that two-thirds of its member respondents have received funding through the legislation, which it deemed impressive. What’s more, it added that this served as an indication that while there are challenges in the process, 100% of CAGTC member respondents said they will continue to apply for federal funding through competitive grants.

A recently-held House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee hearing focused on implementation and oversight of the bipartisan $1.2 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with a sharp focus on “ensuring it is implemented as Congress intended.”

A pair of key Washington, D.C.-based organizations—the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—gave positive feedback on a revised memo issued by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) framework focused on how states utilize funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL).

American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Chris Spear urged Congress to take steps to exercise oversight over the implementation of the law, officially called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Truckers want to ensure that taxpayers and the supply chain get the maximum return on the $1.2 trillion of investment the legislation provides.

With the supply chain remaining front and center, as it relates to the overall economy and goods movement, there was no shortage of things to address for Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, at the RailTrends Conference hosted by Progressive Railroading and independent railroad analyst Tony Hatch earlier this month.

Secretary Buttigieg said that on the heels of President Biden signing the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act into law, it is now time to get to work on repairing the nation’s infrastructure.

When President Joe Biden signs the historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure measure into law on Nov. 15, it culminates a 25-year drive to upgrade this nation’s roads, bridges, air, waterway and broadband connections.

The United States ports-related components of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is set to be signed into law by President Biden, are front and center, given the heavy amount of attention being given to the ongoing supply chain challenges. The importance of ports was highlighted by how the IIJA allocates $17 billion focused on improving infrastructure at coastal ports, inland ports and waterways, and land ports of entry along the border, the White House said yesterday

While the United States Senate voting in favor of passing the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) this week, there comes a sense of relief that a long-awaited bill was finally passed, but more work needs to occur for everything to fall into place moving forward, according to various transportation infrastructure experts.