Trillion-Dollar Repair: Where the Infrastructure Bill Money Is Actually Going
Breaking Ground
Two years after its passage, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is finally moving from "paper to pavement." A comprehensive analysis by The Neural Post shows that of the $1.2 trillion authorized, nearly $400 billion has now been allocated to specific projects.
The biggest winner? Not roads, but the grid. "We are effectively rebuilding the electrical nervous system of the country," says Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.
The Megaprojects
The Hudson Tunnel
$16 billion allocated to finally build a new rail tunnel between NY and NJ, relieving the biggest bottleneck in the Northeast Corridor.
Broadband for All
$42 billion distributed to states to lay fiber in rural counties, with a mandate to connect 98% of American households by 2027.
The Labor Shortage
The constraint is no longer capital; it's labor. Construction firms report a shortfall of 500,000 workers. "We have the money to build the bridge," says union leader Mark O'Reilly. "We don't have the welders." This supply-demand imbalance is driving up wages in the trades at the fastest rate since the 1980s.
