The state of Hawai’i will be receiving $339 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i) announced in a press release on Friday.
WASHINGTON (KITV4)— The state of Hawaiʻi will be receiving $339 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi) announced in a press release on Friday.
According to Sen. Schatz’s office, the funds come from the DOT’s Department of Transportation’s newly launched Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program, which was funded by November 2021’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The $339 million will be distributed in waves over the next five years, with the first $67.8 million arriving in 2022.
The Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program is unique because it does not require states to match 20 percent of the federal funds used for construction and repair projects.
Sen. Schatz’s office said in a press release that there are currently over 80 bridges in Hawaiʻi that are in poor condition or require repairs.
Sen. Schatz is the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing.
