From October 11, 2022 post.
LOUISVILLE – Today, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-03) announced that Kentucky will receive more than $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2023 funding from the historic Infrastructure Law to strengthen roads and bridges across the state.
“This massive investment in our infrastructure was a key element of the Build Back Better agenda crafted in partnership with President Biden, and I am thrilled to have helped deliver this money to Kentucky,” said Yarmuth. “This funding will repair our roadways, improve commute times, reduce pollution, and create good jobs right here in our Commonwealth. We need a safer, stronger, and smarter infrastructure system, and today’s announcement is a monumental step forward in achieving that goal. I look forward to continuing to work with Governor Beshear and local leaders as this transformational funding is deployed across Kentucky.”
The new funding for Kentucky announced today comes from twelve initiatives under the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the upcoming fiscal year. Kentucky’s allocation is part of a nearly $60 billion tranche from the Department of Transportation to support critical infrastructure in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Each state and territory will have the flexibility to determine how these funds can best address longstanding needs.
| FY2023 FHWA Apportionment for Kentucky | |
| National Highway Performance Program | $505,559,635 |
| Surface Transportation Block Grant Program | $245,947,930 |
| Bridge Formula Program | $94,549,890 |
| Highway Safety Improvement Program | $53,316,722 |
| PROTECT Formula Program | $24,936,387 |
| National Highway Freight Program | $23,503,503 |
| Carbon Reduction Program | $21,930,357 |
| Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement | $15,225,167 |
| National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program | $14,793,712 |
| Appalachian Development Highway System | $13,946,455 |
| Railway-Highway Crossings Program | $4,010,130 |
| Metropolitan Planning | $3,408,723 |
| Total | $1,021,128,611 |
“America’s roads and bridges are the vital arteries of our transportation system, connecting people and goods across the country,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Because of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, today we are sending historic levels of funding to every state to help modernize the roads and bridges Americans rely on every day.”
Decades of underinvestment has left Kentucky’s roads and bridges in poor condition, causing longer commute times, higher car maintenance costs, and more pollution in neighborhoods. Nationwide, the United States ranks 13th globally in terms of the quality of our infrastructure, and the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the condition of our infrastructure a grade of C-.
Communities across the country are already feeling the transformative impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:
- The Bridge Formula Program has supported repairs on over 2,400 bridges.
- The Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program has funded over $200 million of projects in 21 states.
- The Highway Safety Improvement Program supported improvements on more than 5,300 projects, including a total of 155 roundabout projects throughout the country that will reduce the number of traffic conflict points.
- The National Highway Performance Program has funded more than 6,000 projects to improve safety and efficiency.
