President Joe Biden's $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 budget, released last Monday, includes more money for highway projects and the development of automated vehicles.
The budget, which still needs approval from Congress, recommends spending beyond the bipartisan infrastructure law signed earlier this year. The president is proposing a $142 billion budget for the Department of Transportation, which includes $1.5 billion more in discretionary funding over 2021.
"From roads, tunnels and bridges, to airport and port improvements, electric vehicle chargers, safe bike lanes, and more, we are building a first-rate transportation system for all Americans," U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
Here are a few of the supply chain highlights from the president’s spending proposal to Congress.
Highways
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By the numbers
$3 billion
The amount requested for the National Highway Freight Program and the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program, which both fund improvements to roadways that carry most of the country’s truck freight.
$29 billion
The amount proposed for the National Highway Performance Program, which provides funding for construction projects on interstates and throughout the National Highway System.
$27.5 million
The amount requested for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program to support rulemaking around maximum fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks.
Ports, rail and other infrastructure
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By the numbers
$1.5 billion
The amount requested for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) and the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) Grant programs, which will fund projects to improve roads, highways, freight rail and port infrastructure.
$230 million
The amount proposed for Port Infrastructure Development Program, a grant program that aims to improve port infrastructure. The funding is on top of $450 million in funding approved through the bipartisan infrastructure law.
$500 million
The amount requested for the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program, which funds projects to reduce congestion and improve efficiencies in rail freight. The funding would be on top of the $1 billion provided by the infrastructure law.
AVs/EVs
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By the numbers
$1 billion
The amount proposed for a network of electric vehicle charging stations under the newly created National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.
$3.1 million
This amount would support testing and deployment of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for large trucks and passenger vehicles.
$11.8 million
The budget includes funding for Automated Driving Systems research and the development of new tests, tools and procedures to evaluate the safety of automated vehicle technology.
