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KnopImuotamm <br />t'IL I GA <br />,1"1,11ETT' ",R AMERIIIC !, u <br />Ant <br />Biden Administration Releases Rural Playbook, I....aunches <br />Buildino A Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour to <br />Highlight Impact of Bipartisan Infrastructure I....aw on <br />Rural America <br />The White House released a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law <br />Rural Playbook to help state, local, Tribal and territorial <br />governments in rural areas unlock the benefits from the <br />historic investments in our nation's infrastructure and <br />launched a rural infrastructure tour led by the President and <br />other senior administration officials to engage rural <br />communities across the country. <br />The Rural Playbook, found at build.gov/rural, builds on the <br />release of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook and <br />provides rural communities with information on the "what, <br />when, where, and how to apply" for funding under the law — <br />so no community needs to hire a lobbyist to access their <br />government. The Playbook also identifies over 100 <br />programs funded under the law with federal cost share <br />flexibilities and matching requirement waivers. <br />Minnesota Transportation Alliance <br />525 Park Street, Suite 240 <br />Saint Paul, MN 55103 <br />traansportaatilonaaI ilaance„com <br />65 i-659-0804 <br />Indiana River Port IFeatured iin Whiite House Rurall <br />IInfrastructure Tour <br />The Department of Transportation has released $44 billion <br />for rural infrastructure, an announcement that reinforced a <br />White House commitment and aligned with a visit by <br />Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to a small Indiana <br />river port. <br />Over the next five years, DOT will make these funds <br />available under the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and <br />Jobs Act, commonly called the Bipartisan Infrastructure <br />Law, to help rural communities rebuild and modernize <br />roads, bridges, transit, airports and ports. <br />According to DOT, 13% of rural roads and 10% of mostly <br />countryside off -system bridges are in poor condition. It alsc <br />says 45% of all roadway fatalities happen on rural roads — <br />twice as high as urban road rates — despite only 19% of tf <br />U.S. population living in rural areas. <br />"There are over 3,000 closed bridges in rural areas and <br />another 50,000 where you've got weight restrictions due to <br />their condition," Buttigieg said. "When a bridge is closed in <br />rural area and you have a load limit that you can't cross, th <br />means that the length of the average detour is going to be <br />lot more severe than in an area that's concentrated with a <br />lot of alternatives." <br />Buttigieg said rural communities have been under - <br />recognized and under-resourced for years. <br />Unsubscribe l Privacy Policy <br />l[ [JI'1: <br />6 <br />