FACT SHEET – Biden-Harris Administration Marks Three-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Historic Progress in Rebuilding America

Recommendation: Prioritize enhanced logistics to reduce disruptions and shorten project timelines, so everyday travel and commerce improve across the country.

This fact shows progress across transportation corridors since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, with hundreds of projects delivered, thousands of jobs supported, and safety upgrades that reduce injuries on major routes.

bidens leadership, from the outset, prioritized repair of aging assets and a focus on people, creating a legacy of tangible improvements that communities feel in everyday life.

In logistics terms, investments move from ports to inland corridors, enabling fewer disruptions and a clearer pipeline that reduces costs for imports, while barges and roads are coordinated to keep vehicle traffic flowing efficiently across many ports along an avenue of commerce.

To sustain momentum, agencies should publish a transparent process with milestones, align federal, state, and local logistics partners, and address unfunded issues that slow progress. Track reduction in project backlogs across levels and between seasons, especially on corridors through the middle, ensuring repairs protect communities and maintain everyday mobility.

Milestones and Funding Translation into Port Upgrades, Supply Chains, and Cost Reduction

Recommendation: Use a concrete funding plan that relies on recent, reliable data to guide action and publish links to progress dashboards for americans and carriers, focusing on improving throughput and reducing costs.

Over the past three years, several seaports received investments administered through the administrations, with an amount totaling about $8.6 billion. Funds were allocated to core harbor infrastructure, container handling equipment, and digital coordination, with the plan including workforce training to ensure long-term reliability. This support is improving cargo flows along the mississippi corridor and at major seaports, delivering reductions in dwell times and costs for american carriers.

Concrete results include 12 port upgrades completed, 7 new container cranes deployed, 5 yard expansions, and 3 data platforms that connect terminal systems with trucking and rail carriers. The action rested on reliable project management, clear milestones, and risk controls to keep schedules on track. In blencoe, engineers and local carriers demonstrated that a coordinated, working approach can reduce bottlenecks at the gates with measurable improvements, including shorter queue times and smoother hand-offs.

Inflation and cost pressures are addressed through longer-term contracts, bulk procurement, and improved inland routes. The combined effect is a 6-9% reduction in handling and inland costs on key routes, with further savings anticipated as ports expand capacity and digital tools extend to more suppliers. This translates to lower prices for americans and a more predictable budget for shippers and hospitals relying on steady medical supply chains.

Past administrations laid groundwork, and this administration has built on that experience to scale improvements to additional seaports and inland hubs. From the outset, action will continue to connect ports and carriers with manufacturers, while protecting workers’ rights and safety standards. For further progress, agencies will publish links to quarterly reports and continue to refine plans based on results, risk assessments, and stakeholder feedback. Looking to the future, a broader set of corridors including mississippi and coastal routes will be targeted in the next phase, with a working cadence that keeps americans informed and engaged.

Which ports receive funding and what upgrades are planned?

Focus funding on the busiest ports and regional intermodal corridors to accelerate delivery and resilience. The program sends targeted grants that support advanced upgrades at facilities with the highest throughput. Notable recipients include ogdensburg, NY; the Port of Savannah; the Port of Baltimore; the Port of New Orleans; and the Port of Seattle, with investments designed to connect roadways, rail lines, and port terminals. Projects emphasize dredging to deepen channels, electrification of equipment, expanded intermodal yards, and direct connections to highways, including a dedicated route from White Avenue to cargo gates. A white picket fence on White Avenue frames the entrance, signaling the level of investment designed to prevent bottlenecks and keep delivery timely for regional supply chains. A dedicated avenue connects these hubs to state and federal corridors, reinforcing coordinated action.

In ogdensburg, the plan prioritizes a rail-first connection to the broader network and a set of advanced upgrades that include a dredged channel, new cranes, and a new access road along White Avenue to speed the flow of cargo and reduce congestion. The port will host cold storage facilities to support food processing and strengthen regional supply chains, helping communities need dependable goods while limiting spoilage and damaged shipments.

Coastal sites will incorporate desalination and water reuse elements as part of resilience measures to ensure operations during droughts or storms. These efforts support local assistance programs from governments at state and federal levels, including washington, and media campaigns to communicate progress. The work comes with careful coordination to maintain timely delivery alongside highways and regional corridors.

The upgrades rely on usgs data on flood risk to prevent damaged infrastructure and to guide design in a regional context. Local, state, and federal governments collaborate with the house and washington to ensure the projects meet need and are completed on a timely schedule. The administration expects a steady stream of assistance to delivery improvements and to keep the public informed through media coverage.

Across projects, upgrades include dredging, automated container-yard enhancements, and electrified handling to improve delivery speed and reduce emissions. A medium- term roadmap outlines additional enhancements as port demand grows and as facilities become developed to meet evolving needs. The result is a manner that balances efficiency with resilience, while regional coordination continues with washington and media outreach to ensure assistance reaches communities that need it and keeps the public informed.

How is the $703 million allocated across ports, projects, and regions?

Allocate 60% of the $703 million to port-focused dredging, safety upgrades, and flood-resilience improvements to accommodate growing traffic and climate risk, delivering results within the first two years.

Port-level allocations total about $422 million, prioritizing three domains:

• Dredging and waterway development to accommodate larger product ships and reduce congestion, with channel deepening and sediment removal in high-traffic corridors.
• Safety improvements at critical interfaces, upgrades to wharf structures, lighting, and security measures to support year-round operation and lower incident risk.
• Non-federal partnerships that share costs and streamline procurement to accelerate dredging cycles and reduce permitting timelines.

Project-level investments total about $176 million, focused on engineering, analytics, and coordinated upgrades that remove bottlenecks and speed delivery. They rely on data-driven decisions and clear milestones to show results.

• Engineering and risk-reduction programs, including design work, environmental coordination, and shoreline protection.
• Analytics tools and centers, including mesc and kokwel, to benchmark performance, track efficiency, and address safety concerns across waterway sectors.
• Non-federal cost-sharing to empower local and regional partners to participate fully in project delivery.

Regional allocations total about $105 million, distributed to four regions that host the bulk of port activity:

• northeast – $40 million for dredging, flood protection, and waterway maintenance in key ports along the Atlantic coast.
• southeast – $25 million to strengthen resilience in Charleston, Savannah, and associated connectors.
• great lakes (midwest) – $20 million to modernize port infrastructure along the Great Lakes and inland water routes.
• west – $20 million to improve waterway efficiency and sediment management on the Pacific coast and in Puget Sound.

Addressing safety, efficiency, and climate resilience across ports, projects, and regions creates a bipartisan avenue for progress that they can measure through analytics, with navigator-led insights guiding decisions and ensuring a level of accountability that benefits families, workers, and communities over the coming years.

What is the project timeline and when will major milestones be completed?

Target completion by 2027, with the majority open to trucks and cargo by 2026. Funding provided under the bipartisan Infrastructure Law has delivered billions and is deployed across a connected system of highways, ports, and rail, under the president’s leadership and fhwa oversight. This commitment supports modernized, efficient corridors designed to enhance domestic supply chains and indo-pacific trade routes.

Phase 1 (2024–2025) accelerates the transition from plan to construction: projects are designed, environmental clearances secured, and financing in place, with fhwa monitoring progress under the president. Stormwater improvements and resilience measures receive priority to address extreme weather risks while promoting overall efficiency and optimization of traffic flow.

Phase 2 (second phase, 2025–2026) delivers major milestones: open segments along freight corridors boost cargo and truck movement, including upgraded port and inland connections. Wisconsin upgrades advance highway and bridge improvements to support freight and local mobility, while school access near corridors improves safety and connectivity. Regional airport routes receive aircraft facilities upgrades to strengthen air cargo links and overall multimodal capacity, with imports supported by modernized logistics networks.

Phase 3 (2026–2027) completes the remaining projects and integrates the system for a seamless, connected network. The second wave of work finalizes stormwater and transit improvements, enhances efficiency across the freight system, and consolidates the commitment to a resilient, bipartisan modernization effort that promotes growth for communities nationwide.

How will investments strengthen supply chains and lower consumer costs?

Upgrade domestic supply hubs now to cut consumer costs within months. An announcement from the president directs ustda and the departments to accelerate upgrading projects, removing exclusions, and replace aging assets across critical area networks.

This program increases resilience by diversifying suppliers and building redundancy in the most exposed corridors, stabilizing supplies and lowering everyday costs.

Diagnostic reviews by nhtsa ensure new components meet standards, improving uptime for passenger and commercial fleets.

Officials will share todays progress in a roundup of completed projects, provide a list of milestones, and honor a promise of transparency.

In blencoe and other area hubs, domestic upgrading adds feet of storage and speeds the flow of supplies from suppliers to customers, reducing friction across the chain. Over years the model scales to more regions and supports a steady march toward lower prices for everyday purchases.

What mechanisms ensure progress is tracked and publicly reported?

Adopt a centralized public dashboard that tracks funding disbursements, milestones, and compliance indicators for major projects across airports, bridges, roads, and pipeline work. Publish a fact-based monthly update with announced milestones, capital allocated, and remaining work, using standardized metrics to reflect many projects at a glance and prevent delivery bottlenecks.

Pair the dashboard with independent oversight: quarterly gate reviews and annual audits by inspectors general or GAO, with findings published and corrective actions required on a clear timeline. This transparency builds trust and keeps related stakeholders aligned on safety, quality, and schedule, while maintaining strict compliance across contractors and jurisdictions.

Structure reporting cadences around project categories and risk levels, linking progress data to incentives and penalties to guide behavior. A husky data validation routine flags anomalies in load, delivery timing, or container throughput, ensuring data quality supports fast decisions and timely actions to expedite milestones.

Commit to strong participation and community engagement by tracking workers’ participation, local hiring, and training outcomes. Publish metrics that show California and other communities benefiting from project activity, helping fill gaps and reinforcing broad-based opportunity alongside capital expansion.

Ensure data accessibility through machine-readable datasets, downloadable tables, and API endpoints that meet clear data standards. Open formats enable journalists, market participants, and local groups to monitor performance, market signals, and project health in real time.

Mechanism	What it measures	Examples / Metrics
Public dashboard and monthly fact updates	Funding disbursements, milestones, compliance status	Airports, bridges, roads, pipeline projects; announced milestones; container throughput; capital allocation
Independent audits and gate reviews	Audit findings, corrective actions, risk flags	GAO/inspector general reports; third-party verifications; published action plans
Cadence, definitions, and data standards	Data quality, consistency across projects	Real-time data streams; related data sources; husky validation checks
Incentives and penalties tied to milestones	On-time delivery, cost performance, safety compliance	Penalties for missed deadlines; incentives for early delivery; expedited reviews where appropriate
Workforce participation and community engagement	Local hiring, training outcomes, participation rates	California programs; workers counts; community benefit metrics
Public data access and transparency	Data availability, interoperable formats	CSV/API endpoints; load and delivery metrics; market visibility