The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalized a $150 million grant for a major infrastructure project along the San Diego-Baja California border. The funding, part of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program, will go toward constructing a new port of entry and toll road at Otay Mesa East, a critical region for freight and commercial transport between the United States and Mexico. Announced on April 15 by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, the grant is part of the department’s initiative to clear a backlog of over 3,200 grants announced during the Biden administration but never fulfilled. Duffy emphasized the project’s dual goals: improving freight movement and enhancing national security. He also highlighted the removal of a previously included zero-emission vehicle charging provision, aligning the project more closely with the Trump administration’s infrastructure priorities and distancing it from what he referred to as “Green New Deal” objectives. The… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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