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$830 million to make transportation infrastructure more climate resilient

Funds will flow to 80 projects to help prepare transportation infrastructure for the impacts of flooding, extreme heat, sea-level rise

Adam Rollins

Las Vegas-area residents approve $18 million bond for school district renovations

School officials expect construction to begin either late summer or early fall 2024

Adam Rollins

Maine to provide infrastructure support to working waterfronts, coastal communities

Funds will help repair and renovate infrastructure damaged by recent storms and create a program to support working waterfronts

Karn Dhingra

Pilot project to test placing solar panels over irrigation canals

Utilities expect panels to reduce water evaporation from irrigation canals and be a source of clean solar energy

Adam Rollins

South Dakota invests $173 million in water and waste projects statewide

South Dakota will invest $172.5 million in 36 water and waste infrastructure projects

Adam Rollins

Orlando-area city plans replacement library to provide more space

City to build two-story, 20,000-square-foot facility and repurpose existing building for other public uses

Karn Dhingra

Interior Department releases $79 million to support wildfire recovery

Funds will help wildfire detection capabilities, reducing wildfire risk, helping rehabilitate burned areas and improving technology used by wildfire incident management teams

Strategic Partnerships

Port of New York and New Jersey launches $430 million upgrade program

Upgrades will focus on modernization and increasing reliability, including replacing or repairing railcars and bridges

Adam Rollins

Arkansas city building community center, improving sports complex, parks

Residents approved plan that includes a community center, outdoor water park, bike trails and improvements to city parks and a sports complex

Miles Smith

Seattle looks for voter approval on $1.35 billion transportation plan

Seattle, transportation levy, infrastructure improvements, public transportation, connectivity, Mayor Bruce Harrell, city council, transit hubs, sidewalk accessibility, traffic safety, pedestrian walk signals, protected bike lanes, urban mobility, transportation funding, transportation equity

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