FHWA to Prioritize Repair of Existing Assets with Infrastructure Bill Money

FHWA to Prioritize Repair of Existing Assets with Infrastructure Bill Money

The recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will deliver generational investments for our roads and bridges, while also promoting safety for all road users. Many in the industry were concerned the BIL did not have a “fix it first” provision for repairing our crumbling infrastructure assets as Congress chose not to prioritize repair by discarding the House’s INVEST Act. The Act which would have instituted hard and fast requirements for such repairs.