Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Transportation Opportunities & Successes

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Act) – the most recent surface transportation authorization – increases funding for the NPS under the Federal Lands Transportation Program by 22 percent to over $1.73 billion over five years (FY22-FY26). These funds will be invested in repairing transportation infrastructure and expanding recreational access to parks.

The NPS worked with partners to leverage over $400 million from similar past discretionary programs to complete the “missing link” of the Foothills Parkway, rehabilitate the Arlington Memorial Bridge, electrify Zion National Park’s transit fleet, and construct bridges along the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) to restore natural water flow to the Everglades.

Success Stories

Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program

Yellowstone Grand Loop Road Reconstruction, Canyon to Tower (Phase III)

The NPS received grant funding through the NSFLTP Program to fund the Tower-Roosevelt to Chittenden Road project at Yellowstone National Park. After two years of construction and roughly $28 million invested, the road reopened in May 2022.

Zion National Park Fleet Electrification

The NPS was awarded $33 million through the NSFLTP program to electrify their aged transit fleet. The zero emission buses are being manufactured and will arrive in the park to serve visitors over a 3 year period beginning in 2023. Click here to learn more about this project.