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Where's the money: Tracking Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding
The Trump administration is pausing certain funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, creating uncertainty for numerous critical infrastructure projects nationwide.
Passed by Congress in 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated $550 billion to address the country's aging infrastructure, including the fact that one in three U.S. bridges needs repair or replacement.
This pause has put billions of dollars in limbo, affecting projects that were announced but not yet legally obligated, leading some states to reevaluate their applications.
As Jeff Davis from Eno Transportation Center noted, the Trump administration is rewriting criteria related to environmental and social justice issues that the Biden administration had established, and can take back anything announced but not yet legally obligated without legal hassle.
With rising building material and labor costs, there are growing concerns that inflation will further escalate project expenses, and several states and businesses worry about the potential harm to supply chains, jobs, and the isolation of rural communities, prompting some to pursue legal or legislative action to unfreeze funds, as Kristina Moore of Womble Bond Dickinson law firm stated, "They're either taking action in the courts or taking action through the legislature.