U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touts federal investments in Freeport visit

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 6, 2024

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited two bridge construction projects on Interstate 295 and participated in a panel discussing infrastructure in rural communities Tuesday during a stop in Maine to tout investments by the Biden administration. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden in 2021, invests $1.2 trillion in American infrastructure, about half designated for transportation needs. A total of $2.5 billion has been earmarked for 312 projects in Maine, $1.5 billion of it for transportation projects including roads and bridges, public transport, airports, ports and waterways.