Here’s what Arizona is allocated under the Biden administration's infrastructure bill

Last Modified: 08-Jan-2022 9:07 AM
  • $5 billion
    The highest allocation is for major highway projects in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Transportation. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, in his maiden speech on the Senate floor in August, noted paving roads on Navajo Nation and widening Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson as major projects he’d like to be done with the money.
  • $884 million
    Public transportation systems in Arizona get a hefty boost. Valley Metro in the Phoenix area gets about $500 million. SunTran in Tucson is allocated $118 million, while YCAT in Yuma receives $21 million. Other Arizona transit systems get money as well. Phoenix is also the largest city in the contiguous United States that doesn’t have passenger train service but plans are in the works for that to change. Amtrak wants to line up a three-times-daily roundtrip between Phoenix and Tucson that could begin service in as little as three years. Funding comes from the infrastructure plan.
  • $547 million
    Land ports of entry on Arizona’s southern border get a massive facelift. The current Douglas Port of Entry gets $184 million for rehabilitation, while a new port of entry in Douglas gets $216 million. The San Luis Port of Entry takes in $147 million. All of those projects are fully funded by the plan.
  • $290.4 million
    Arizona is allocated $210.8 million annually from the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Loan fund, which provides funding to help public and private drinking water systems finance significant infrastructure investments. An additional $79.6 million is being allotted annually for Arizona from the EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund, which provides funding to help public wastewater systems finance significant infrastructure investments.
  • $225 million
    Bridge replacement and repair is another necessity addressed in the plan. The allocation creates a Bridge Investment Program in Arizona, which has 132 structurally deficient bridges.
  • $100 million
    A nine-figure investment in affordable, high-speed internet access is part of the plan. Some funding was set aside for states such as Arizona that have a number of rural communities where construction costs for broadband projects are higher. A permanent Affordable Connectivity Benefit program provides a $30-a-month voucher to low-income families to be used to afford internet access.
  • $54 million
    Funding to remove and replace lead pipes.