U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $286 Million for States in Highway Discretionary Funds |
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Topics: Rodney E. Slater
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Federal Highway Administration
December 21, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, December 21, 1999
Contact: Jim Pinkelman
Telephone: 202-366-0660
FHWA 81-99
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced $286 million in Federal Highway Administration discretionary funds for infrastructure projects in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
"President Clinton and Vice President Gore recognize that an investment in our nation’s infrastructure is an investment in the American people," Slater said. "The projects we are funding will yield significant dividends in terms of safety, mobility, economic growth, creating jobs and improving the quality of life in communities across the nation."
The funds will be made available to states for projects in seven categories: construction and improvement of roads formally designated as scenic byways; interstate maintenance, for repair and improvements to the Interstate Highway System; repair of deficient bridges; repair of deficient bridges that need seismic retrofitting; innovative bridge research; construction of highways on public lands such as national parks; and ferry boats and terminals to facilitate movement of people and goods across inland and coastal waterways.
"These funds will enable critical transportation projects to move forward," FHWA Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle said. "This is the kind of strategic economic investment that will strengthen our transportation system and carry us into the new millennium."
The FHWA allocated $20.3 million for scenic byways, $88.5 million for interstate maintenance; $42.8 million for highways on public lands; $65.3 million for major bridge repair; $21.8 million for seismic retrofitting for bridges; $15.9 million for innovative bridge research; and $31.4 million for ferry boats and terminals.
FHWA discretionary funds are made available upon selection by the Secretary of Transportation after requests from states for funds for projects that meet criteria established by federal law and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations and procedures.
Utah received the largest allocation, $31.9 million. Totals for the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are in the following table:
FY 2000 Discretionary Funds - Initial Project Announcements
State Total |
Ferry Boats |
Public Lands Highways |
Discretionary Bridges-Major |
Discretionary Bridges-Seismic | Innovative Bridge Research |
Interstate Maintenance |
Scenic Byways |
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| Alabama | $4,730,750 |
$304,850 |
$425,900 |
$4,000,000 |
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| Alaska | $10,780,410 |
$10,000,000 |
$350,400 |
$430,010 |
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| Arizona | $4,304,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$304,000 |
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| Arkansas | $15,002,936 |
$181,000 |
$4,064,800 |
$10,000,000 |
$757,136 |
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| California | $17,412,540 |
$1,175,000 |
$1,800,000 |
$11,613,000 |
$1,650,000 |
$1,174,540 |
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| Colorado | $15,606,246 |
$4,225,000 |
$700,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$681,246 |
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| Connecticut | $1,683,000 |
$696,800 |
$706,200 |
$280,000 |
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| Delaware | $1,016,000 |
$656,000 |
$220,000 |
$140,000 |
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| D.C. | $3,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
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| Florida | $1,359,250 |
$871,000 |
$128,250 |
$360,000 |
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| Georgia | $1,283,840 |
$685,000 |
$598,840 |
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| Hawaii | $3,740,447 |
$3,048,500 |
$691,947 |
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| Idaho | $2,510,718 |
$2,392,000 |
$118,718 |
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| Illinois | $18,124,815 |
$149,000 |
$10,394,184 |
$230,000 |
$6,000,000 |
$1,351,631 |
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| Indiana | $10,108,008 |
$85,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$23,008 |
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| Iowa | $504,000 |
$139,000 |
$305,000 |
$60,000 |
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| Kansas | $2,733,240 |
$2,613,000 |
$20,000 |
$100,240 |
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| Kentucky | $3,312,000 |
$137,000 |
$575,000 |
$2,600,000 |
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| Louisiana | $973,536 |
$575,000 |
$398,536 |
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| Maine | $1,693,360 |
$1,150,000 |
$350,000 |
$193,360 |
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| Maryland | $4,362,500 |
$362,500 |
$4,000,000 |
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| Massachusetts | $146,300 |
$57,500 |
$88,800 |
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| Michigan | $15,168,695 |
$449,000 |
$400,000 |
$14,000,000 |
$160,000 |
$159,695 |
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| Minnesota | $986,573 |
$290,000 |
$696,573 |
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| Mississippi | $3,150,000 |
$320,000 |
$630,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$200,000 |
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| Missouri | $6,792,216 |
$50,000 |
$6,393,816 |
$230,000 |
$118,400 |
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| Montana | $459,000 |
$459,000 |
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| Nebraska | $1,593,500 |
$1,306,500 |
$287,000 |
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| Nevada | $7,366,880 |
$3,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$366,880 |
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| New Hampshire | $889,346 |
$300,000 |
$589,346 |
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| New Jersey | $5,000,000 |
$5,000,000 |
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| New Mexico | $20,566,758 |
$2,680,000 |
$7,200,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$686,758 |
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| New York | $1,346,160 |
$243,000 |
$315,000 |
$788,160 |
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| North Carolina | $2,520,899 |
$1,742,000 |
$525,000 |
$253,899 |
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| North Dakota | $58,000 |
$58,000 |
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| Ohio | $2,381,000 |
$871,000 |
$450,000 |
$1,060,000 |
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| Oklahoma | $520,400 |
$300,000 |
$220,400 |
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| Oregon | $6,908,410 |
$6,097,000 |
$384,000 |
$427,410 |
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| Pennsylvania | $1,770,500 |
$1,306,500 |
$464,000 |
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| Rhode Island | $2,102,000 |
$232,000 |
$1,742,000 |
$128,000 |
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| South Carolina | $341,300 |
$184,500 |
$156,800 |
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| South Dakota | $10,300 |
$10,300 |
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| Tennessee | $18,380,200 |
$8,240,000 |
$6,097,200 |
$43,000 |
$4,000,000 |
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| Texas | $1,543,000 |
$1,393,000 |
$150,000 |
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| Utah | $31,970,947 |
$5,835,700 |
$156,000 |
$25,881,952 |
$97,295 |
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| Vermont | $715,942 |
$715,942 |
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| Virginia | $2,199,150 |
$1,000,000 |
$591,150 |
$608,000 |
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| Washington | $19,434,936 |
$5,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$700,000 |
$734,936 |
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| West Virginia | $4,489,134 |
$3,484,000 |
$505,000 |
$500,134 |
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| Wisconsin | $1,456,825 |
$500,825 |
$620,000 |
$336,000 |
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| Wyoming | $1,386,000 |
$1,050,000 |
$336,000 |
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| Puerto Rico | $100,800 |
$100,800 |
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| TOTAL | $285,996,767 |
$31,375,975 |
$42,767,700 |
$65,325,000 |
$21,775,000 |
$15,919,347 |
$88,481,952 |
$20,351,793 |