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Oregon received $19.5 million in grant awards for 16 highway projects from the Federal Highway Administration this week.

The awards, announced Wednesday, were part of an allocation of $417.3 million in grants from the FHWA through 14 grant programs run through the administration. The administration awarded grants through a competitive process and reportedly received applications for funds totaling over 30 times the amount of funds available.

“Transportation investments like these will create jobs, increase mobility, improve quality of life for all Americans and strengthen our national economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a release. “The demand from the states for these funds shows just how critical the need is for infrastructure investment.”

The Columbia River Crossing project received $3 million for development and design, and a grant of $3.6 million was awarded to improve an Interstate 5 southbound ramp at the Kuebler Interchange in Marion County. The other projects funded include constructing trails, sidewalks and roof repairs on three covered bridges.

• Constructing a 1.6-mile, 12-foot-wide, multi-use, ADA-accessible trail through the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail to improve access for bicycles and pedestrians – $2,109,000
• Constructing multi-use path to connect the Lava Lands Visitors鈥� Center, located at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, to Sunriver – $1,877,000
• Constructing Westport Ferry Landing in Clatsop County – $1,830,000
• Improving access on U.S. Route 20/Cascade Avenue by upgrading pavement and reconstructing sidewalks – $1,660,606
• Constructing Welcome Station at Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway – $1,039,040
• Making safety improvements to U.S. Route 26 Mill Creek Jefferson County Line – $923,000
• Replacing the roof and making other improvements to the Rochester Covered Bridge – $845,985
• Constructing Division Street Corridor 鈥淐omplete Street鈥� multi-use paths and sidewalks – $832,640
• Repairing roof and surface of the Larwood Covered Bridge as well as installing a vandalism protection system – $708,428
• Constructing a trail and installing signs on Pacific Coast Scenic Byway – $412,930
• Replacing damaged sections of the Belknap Covered Bridge – $390,230
• Replacing the roof and siding of the Grave Creek Covered Bridge – $92,545
• Developing rest area plans and installing signs along Historic Columbia River Highway – $72,000
• Repairing the roof and siding of the Pass Creek Covered Bridge – $62,922