President Biden and Vice President Harris’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest longterm investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The need for action in California is clear, and recently released state-level data demonstrates that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver for California. For decades, infrastructure in California has suffered from a systemic lack of investment. In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave California a C- on its infrastructure report card. The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make life better for millions of California residents, create a generation of good-paying union jobs and economic growth, and position the United States to win the 21st century. Specifically, with regard to transportation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will: Repair and rebuild our roads and bridges with a focus on climate change mitigation, resilience, equity, and safety for all users, including cyclists and pedestrians. In California there are 1,536 bridges and over 14,220 miles of highway in poor condition. Since 2011, commute times have increased by 14.6% in California, and on average, each driver pays $799 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system. Based on formula funding alone, California would expect to receive approximately $29.5 billion over five years in Federal highway formula funding for highways and bridges. On an average annual basis, this is about 44.1% more than the State's Federal-aid highway formula funding under current law (1). California can also compete for the $12.5 billion Bridge Investment Program for economically significant bridges and $15 billion of national funding in the law dedicated to megaprojects that will deliver substantial economic benefits to communities. California can also expect to receive approximately $555 million over five years in formula funding to reduce transportation-related emissions, in addition to about $631 million over five years to increase the resilience of its transportation system (2). States may also apply federal aid dollars towards climate resilience and safety projects.