North Carolina receives $1.4 billion in transportation funding

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina has been awarded $1.4 billion for transportation work throughout the state from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.

Senator Thom Tillis announced the funding in a release on Thursday, October 13.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act awarded the funds; a release from Tillis’ office breaks down the funding as follows:

• National Highway Performance Program: $772.6 million
• Surface Transportation Block Grant Program: $375.8 million
• Highway Safety Improvement Program: $80.5 million
• Railway-Highway Crossings Program: $7 million
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement: $56.9 million
• Metropolitan Planning: $7.8 million
• National Highway Freight Program: $36.9 million
• Carbon Reduction Program: $33.5 million
• PROTECT Formula Program: $38.1 million

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