$40 million in grants available to restore California salmon, trout habitats
Grant program is part of a federal effort to double the salmon population by 2025
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Feds award $81 million to Rhode Island for road improvements
Grant to fund building a series of freeway interchanges and ramps connecting Interstate 95 to a business park that houses the Port of Davisville
DOT awards $31.4 million loan to two California rail systems
Loan will cover almost all project costs for both railroads, which will include rehabilitating a partially collapsed tunnel and other sections of existing track
Spanning the Future: Hawaii Bridges To be Renovated
U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $74 million in grants to both projects from the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program
$426 million allocated for West Coast offshore wind terminal
Terminal will act as a multi-purpose port facility to manufacture, build and operate offshore wind power projects on the West Coast
$64 million grant fuels project to improve Seattle bus service
RapidRide J Line project is a partnership between the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and King County Metro to upgrade King County Metro’s Route 70 bus route
$132.7 million budgeted for infrastructure improvements in Delaware, New Jersey
Five-year capital investment plan includes major improvements to Delaware Memorial Bridge, Cape May Lewes Ferry and Wilmington Airport
Michigan makes $67 million available for water improvement projects
Grants will help local officials upgrade aging infrastructure, ensure residents have healthy drinking water and protect the state’s environment
Austin will spend $31.7 million to preserve historic buildings
Historic Preservation Fund designed to promote tourism by preserving, restoring and rehabilitating historic sites and properties
Dallas considering billion-dollar bond to support infrastructure
Recommendations call for spending $500 million on streets and transportation projects and another $250 million to Parks & Recreation
