The funding will be issued under the sixth round of a competitive grant programme, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (Tiger).
“President Obama knows that transportation means opportunity for so many Americans,” said Foxx. “Tiger investments answer the President’s challenge to expand opportunity through a strong transportation system that connects Americans with a better way of life.”
The US Department of Transportation has prioritised applications for capital projects that better connect people to jobs, training and other opportunities, promote neighbourhood redevelopment and reconnect neighbourhoods divided by physical barriers, such as highways and railways.
The US$474m 2013 Tiger round supported US$1.8 billion in overall project investments.
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