Funding for highways outpaces public transit

Transportation for America analysis of obligated Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding reported to USAspending.gov

Highway

resurfacing

Highway

expansion

$36.4bn

$33.5bn

Transit spending

has been reported

at a slower pace

$25.6bn

Transit and

passenger rail

CO2 equivalent emissions from

highway expansion projects

Above a pre-infrastructure bill 2040 baseline

178.6m tons

69m tons

Currently

obligated

Total projected

by FY 2026

Offsets from emission-

reducing projects

29.8m

tons

Highway

resurfacing

Highway

expansion

$36.4bn

$33.5bn

Transit spending

has been reported

at a slower pace

$25.6bn

Transit and

passenger rail

CO2 equivalent emissions from

highway expansion projects

Above a pre-infrastructure bill 2040 baseline

178.6m tons

69m tons

Currently

obligated

Total projected

by FY 2026

Offsets from emission-

reducing projects

29.8m

tons

Highway

resurfacing

Highway

expansion

$36.4bn

$33.5bn

Transit spending

has been reported

at a slower pace

$25.6bn

Transit and

passenger rail

CO2 equivalent emissions from

highway expansion projects

Above a pre-infrastructure bill 2040 baseline

178.6m tons

69m tons

Currently

obligated

Total projected

by FY 2026

Offsets from emission-

reducing projects

29.8m

tons

Highway

resurfacing

Highway

expansion

$36.4bn

$33.5bn

Transit spending

has been reported

at a slower pace

$25.6bn

Transit and

passenger rail

CO2 equivalent emissions from

highway expansion projects

Above a pre-infrastructure bill 2040 baseline

178.6m tons

69m tons

Currently

obligated

Total projected

by FY 2026

Offsets from emission-

reducing projects

29.8m tons

Highway

resurfacing

Highway

expansion

$36.4bn

$33.5bn

Transit spending

has been reported

at a slower pace

$25.6bn

Transit and

passenger rail

CO2 equivalent emissions from

highway expansion projects

Above a pre-infrastructure bill 2040 baseline

178.6m tons

69m tons

Currently

obligated

Total projected

by FY 2026

Offsets from emission-

reducing projects

29.8m tons