WRDA bill authorizes $4.8 billion for Corps of Engineers projects.

In the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, construction is starting to see some follow-up developments, but industry officials caution that the impacts of Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy remain to be seen.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump would use financial gains from oil and gas drilling to fund highways and some other infrastructure, he told Republican supporters at the party's national convention.

The grants are funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Bridge Investment Program and will go to projects in 16 states.

With the August recess drawing near, congressional appropriators are making progress on spending bills for fiscal 2025.

Butch Graham is elevated from Corps deputy commanding general and head of its civil and emergency operations

The new round of grants is much smaller than the one announced in 2023, which included a one-time infusion from the Inflation Reduction Act.

The largest grant goes to Phoenix Sky Harbor for work on a new taxiway. 

Measure authorizes 12 Army Corps of Engineers construction projects totaling roughly $4.8 billion.

Grants are capped at $25 million, but transportation infrastructure projects aim to have significant regional or local impact.