Among the many provisions in the coronavirus relief bill, one key item is $10 billion to help state highway agencies make up for losses in state fuel taxes and other revenue due to the pandemic-caused falloff in traffic this year. Construction is one of a list of several eligible uses for the money—one of only a few construction funding provisions in the relief measure.
After the House and Senate quickly approved the wide-ranging $900-billion COVID relief legislation, which was joined with a $1.4-trillion spending measure, construction and transportation officials were looking forward to tapping into that new source of funds soon.
