Following the IIJA: Construction Dive's infrastructure act news roundup | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

As news about the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues to evolve, Construction Dive will be tracking the latest developments here each week. Read on for stories about IIJA-funded projects, new guidance from the White House and more. 

March 1, 2021

• States and local communities are ramping up plans to spend the billions of dollars in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that passed last year. Here's what the law has done so far. (CNN)
• Arizona is set to receive at least $315 million from the IIJA for improvements to three ports of entry along the Mexican border to ease trade and improve border security. (Phoenix Business Journal)
• President Joe Biden's push to expand internet service by treating broadband more like a public utility is on a collision course with laws in 17 states. (Route Fifty)
• Ohio and Kentucky ask the federal government for $2 billion to fix and replace a bridge that became a symbol during the debate over the infrastructure act. (Associated Press)
• Minnesota and Wisconsin DOTs look to replace the aging bridge that crosses the St. Louis River, and hope infrastructure act funds can help. President Biden will visit Superior, Wisconsin on Wednesday to promote the law. (WPR)
• For Pennsylvania and other states, money from the infrastructure act won’t come free — localities will likely need to financially contribute to projects as well. (WLVR)