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January 31, 2022 the White House released the Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which serves as a roadmap to funding opportunities available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Combined with the ACPA-produced IIJA: What’s In It for the Concrete Pavement Industry?, these documents serve as a guide to the myriad of programs and funding sources that will implement the largest investment in physical infrastructure in this generation. The Transportation section of the Guidebook (www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA_FINAL.pdf#page=10):
“These bills are not about left versus right, or moderate versus progressive, or anything else that pits one American against one another. These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency. They’re about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. They’re about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by. First, the infrastructure bill. It’s about rebuilding the arteries of America…”
– President Biden’s Remarks, 10.25.2021
The TRANSPORTATION SECTION provides an overview of:
• All the applicable grant programs in a standard, readable format
• Links to additional resources, cross-referenced with
• What’s In It for the Concrete Pavement Industry—provides a yearly look at the programs and grants relevant to the concrete pavement industry, members and Chapters can quickly understand how the trillion-dollar topline will translate to increased paving opportunities. The White House plans to release additional iterations in the coming months as relevant agencies continue to release implementation plans.
INTRODUCTION
On Monday December 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), officially launching what has been described as a “transformational moment” in United States transportation history:
• 2,700-page, $1.2 trillion infrastructure legislation reauthorizes federal transportation funding for the next five years
• Provides $550 billion in new infrastructure funding
• Involves multiple departments and agencies of the federal government beyond just Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Particularly significant to the CONCRETE PAVEMENT INDUSTRY:
• Legislation authorizes $304 billion to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for roads and bridges over 5 years
• With approximately $100 billion in new spending for roadways specifically
• Funding for the ‘formula program’ most associated with highway paving increases by roughly 20% above current levels for 2022
• An additional 2% yearly growth over the 5-year duration of the bill
AIRFIELD FUNDING side:
• More aggressive growth based on a $3 billion increase for the Airfield Improvement Program, on top of the $3.35 billion in annual appropriations
• Funds will be used to address the towering backlog of airfield work
Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies (AID-PT) program is included in the bill—Money that funds:
• FHWA’s cooperative agreement with the CP Tech Center
• Vast majority of federally funded concrete pavement implementation
• Deployment initiatives across the country
• Table identifying each element of the new law that is directly related to paving
• Brief description of the program
• Funding provided over the next 5 years
—most of the programs that have provided business opportunities for the concrete paving industry in recent years have been provided significantly more funding
—new programs have been created
—when they become operational, a larger mix of well-funded programs will present new opportunities for our industry
—mix of programs has the potential to stretch our markets beyond highways and airports to seaports, rural areas, roadways in the Appalachian region, national parks, and other federal lands
In the coming weeks and months, the U.S. Department of Transportation will be implementing this new law. This implementation will take many forms, including eligibility requirements, guidance, and new regulations:
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)
Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
Nationally Significant Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA grants)
Local and Regional Project Assistance (RAISE grants)
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program
National Highway Freight Program (NHFP)
National Infrastructure Project Assistance (aka “mega projects”)
Port Infrastructure Development Program
Federal Lands Transportation Program (FLTP)
Rural surface transportation grant program
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program
Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS)
Healthy Streets Program
Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Pavement Technologies
ADDENDUM
Bridge Investment Program (formula)
Bridge Investment Program (competitive)
Airport Terminal Program
Tribal Transportation Program
Reconnecting communities pilot program
Emerging technology research pilot program
Permeable Pavements Study
Study of road maintenance on Indian land
For the 8-PAGE TRANSPORTATION / CONCRETE INDUSTRY SECTION OF THE 460-page PDF guide titled “The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [IIJA]: What’s In It for the Concrete Pavement Industry?”, please go to: www.acpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ACPA-Table-of-IIJA-v5.pdf