Top
image credit: Freepik

USDOT, California Announce Supply Chain Strategic Partnership

November 2, 2021

Category:

With the Biden administration seeking remedies to ameliorate freight connectivity concerns related to the national supply chain, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a partnership with agencies in California.

The Emerging Projects Agreement is meant to assist with the transport of freight at key West Coast hubs where stakeholders have identified supply chain disruptions.

Under the partnership, announced Oct. 28, USDOT’s Build America Bureau will be tasked with aiding the California State Transportation Agency via financing opportunities. Such federal financing options include expediting access to Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF).

Read More on Transport Topics