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Joe Biden's trillion-dollar plan to rebuild America

The US infrastructure overhaul
A compromise
Grim grades
Pricey plan
Existing funding: $650 billion in total
New funding: $550 billion in total
Fixing transport infrastructure: $284 billion of the $550 billion new funding
Roads, bridges and major projects: $110 billion
Roads, bridges and major projects: $110 billion
Roads, bridges and major projects: $110 billion
Passenger and freight rail: $66 billion
Passenger and freight rail: $66 billion
Airports, ports and waterways: $42 billion
Airports, ports and waterways: $42 billion
Public transit: $39 billion
EV infrastructure, buses and transit: $15 billion
Safety: $11 billion
Reconnecting Communities program: $1 billion
Core infrastructure: $266 billion of the $550 billion new funding
Power infrastructure and grid automation: $73 billion
Broadband: $65 billion
Broadband: $65 billion
Water infrastructure: $55 billion
Water infrastructure: $55 billion
Environmental resiliency: $47 billion
Environmental remediation: $21 billion
Other core infrastructure: $5 billion
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The US infrastructure overhaul

In his bullish State of the Union address, President Joe Biden promised to press ahead with a slew of proposals ranging from policing reform to confronting China, and to "finish the job" on the economy.

One cornerstone of Biden's presidency is his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law in November 2021, which aims to give the US a much-needed upgrade. Focused on the country's physical infrastructure, the $1.2 trillion package is funding everything from roads and sewage to broadband and electric vehicle charging networks. 

Read on to find out what's in the super-ambitious plan. 

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Daniel Coughlin

01 June 2023

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