Iowa Started 266 Transportation Projects in Year-One of Infrastructure Law, New Report Shows

National and State-by-State Data: artbahighwaydashboard.org

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iowa leveraged $677.4 million in federal highway and bridge formula funds in FY 2022 to help jumpstart 266 new improvement projects in communities across the state during the first year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a review of U.S. Treasury Department data through September 30 shows.  

"A key takeaway from the Treasury data is that the bipartisan infrastructure law is working in year-one as intended, with state transportation departments disbursing funds and projects breaking ground," said American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, who prepared the report.

"The economic and quality of life benefits of the infrastructure law will become even more apparent as funding continues in coming years," adds ARTBA Chair Paula Hammond, a WSP USA senior vice president. "The beneficiaries of these long-term investments will be the American traveling public in their communities." 

President Joe Biden signed the IIJA into law Nov. 15, 2021. Nearly 90 percent of IIJA's highway funds are dispersed by existing formula to states, with the remainder distributed through discretionary grant awards and other allocated programs. 

Nationally, over 29,000 IIJA projects were launched through the end of September. The five largest projects supported by formula funds in Iowa are:

1. New Bridge and Steele Girder along I-35 Northbound over I-80/I-235 Ramps in Polk County North East of Des Moines - $39.7 million
   
   
2. Johnson County, Grade and Replace I-80, I-80/380/US 218 Interchange Near Iowa City - $36.8 million
   
   
3. Replacement and other Constrcution to Scott County Mississippi River Bridges Between Bettendorf, IA and Moline, IL - $27.0 million
   
   
4. Grading and Paving Along I-80 in Johnson County - $16.7 million
   
   
5. Grading along US 30 from Tama Bypass to West of IA-21 in Tama County - $15.5 million

To access national and state project data, visit: artbahighwaydashboard.org. 

Established in 1902, the Washington, D.C.-based ARTBA advocates for infrastructure investment and policy that meet the nation's need for safe and efficient travel.

SOURCE American Road & Transportation Builders Association