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$93,862,114 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding is heading to Oregon, U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced jointly on Tuesday. Dollars are intended to address the growing costs of extreme weather events adversely impacting communities and pay for resilient infrastructure projects in the state, according to a press release.

The money, along with the Federal Highway Administration鈥檚 guidance, will create the new Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program. Teams leading eligible projects and states will have five years to perform work such as planning, improving existing transportation assets and evacuation routes, and addressing at-risk highway infrastructure.

鈥淭he bipartisan infrastructure law makes critical investments to help our communities deal with the burdens climate-related disasters can put on our infrastructure,鈥� Merkley stated. 鈥淚鈥檓 glad to see some of those investments are coming home to Oregon today to create good jobs and stronger, more resilient infrastructure for Oregonians.鈥�

Eligible resilience improvements can involve adapting existing transportation infrastructure or new construction. Projects may include the use of natural or green infrastructure to buffer future storm surges and provide flood protection, as well as aquatic ecosystem restoration. PROTECT projects can also help improve the resilience of transportation networks that serve traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities.

More information about the PROTECT Formula Program is available at .