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NDOT reports $72 million+ in federal awards, says budget increase needed to match IIJA funds
Summary
Nebraska Department of Transportation Director Vicky Kramer told the State Highway Commission the agency has been awarded more than $72 million in federal grants, highlighted a rail safety project in Lincoln, and said NDOT needs roughly $46 million in state matching funds to fully capture IIJA dollars.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has received more than $72,000,000 in federal grant awards, and the agency is seeking an increase of about $46,000,000 in its state budget to match Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, Director Vicky Kramer told the State Highway Commission on Jan. 17.
Kramer said the largest single federal award related to the grants is for a rail safety project in Lincoln (the Cornhusker/30th Street project). "There is $25,000,000 in Nebraska DOT funds going to that project,"…
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