Weekly update.

More than $120 million in Federal Highway Administration discretionary funds will be provided to 32 states for 50 projects, and to the General Services Administration (GSA) for four other projects as part of the National Corridor Planning and Development and the Coordinated Border Infrastructure programs. The grant-funded projects are expected to provide many more jobs, foster economic growth along the corridors, and improve safety, increase efficiency and strengthen the economy.

The programs, informally known jointly as the Corridors and Borders program, were provided for by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the landmark surface transportation law that President Clinton signed on June 9, 1998. Both programs provide the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) with the authority to allocate dollars to states and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO).