According to Yahoo!, Minnesota lawmakers got more details Tuesday on how the recent federal infrastructure bill will impact Minnesota’s transportation system, but questions remain over when and how that money will be released to the state.
Policy experts and state officials walked legislators through the federal infrastructure package in a joint hearing between the House Capital Investment and Transportation committees.
Minnesota will receive about $6.8 billion over the next few years for a variety of infrastructure projects. About $4.5 billion will go toward road projects, with another $302 million for bridge work and $818 million toward improving the state’s public transportation. The state will get about $68 million to help build an electric vehicle charging station network.
