The Seneca Nation and Seneca Nation DOT will receive $1,627,086 for the Broad Street-Iroquois Drive Intersection Improvement Project to construct a roundabout in Salamanca, New York. The funding comes from the Federal Highway Administration’s Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund. The FHWA Grant Award of approximately $21 million for 70 tribes is the most significant funding ever in the history of the Tribal Transportation Program.
On November 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”) was signed into law. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest long-term investment in infrastructure and economy in the U.S. Nation’s history. It provides $550 billion over fiscal years 2022 through 2026 in new Federal investment in infrastructure, including roads, bridges, mass transit, water infrastructure, resilience, and broadband.
“This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will not only improve safety on Tribal roads for drivers, but it will improve safety and accessibility for other users such as road work crews, pedestrians and bicyclists,” said Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt. “We’re pleased to help Tribes implement these projects that will help save lives in Tribal communities.”
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