infrastructure

Navajo Nation leaders have finalized an agreement on spending priorities for more than $1 billion in federal pandemic relief to improve water, sanitation, housing and communications infrastructure.

Arizona’s recently approved multi-billion dollar bipartisan state budget contains infrastructure and social welfare investments for the Navajo Nation and other tribal communities.

Inflation is taking a toll on infrastructure projects across the U.S. Rising prices for materials such as asphalt, steel and iron pipes are driving up the costs to build roads, bridges, rail lines and water mains.

Half-a-billion dollars in federal funds from last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be made available to Arizona and tribal school districts to buy zero-emission school buses.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is investing more than $76 million in electric vehicle charging stations in the state.

The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations that require rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells, including likely impacts on climate change and nearby communities.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the funds are intended for highway, bridge, freight, port and public transportation extensions and repairs.

More than $11 million is set to be invested in Arizona for electric vehicle charging stations. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in November.

The Biden administration has announced more than 26 million dollars for environmental cleanup projects in Arizona.

Coconino National Forest managers are utilizing an influx of millions of dollars from last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to fund three wildfire reduction projects.