{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2022/10/tillis-announces-1-4-billion-for-north-carolina-bridges-and-highways", "Tillis Announces $1.4 Billion for North Carolina Bridges and Highways", "2022-10-13", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Thom Tillis", "T000476", "www.tillis.senate.gov", "tillis", "https://www.tillis.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding the state of North Carolina $1.4 billion in funding for North Carolina highways and bridges. The funding comes from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation Senator Tillis helped negotiate and pass into law.\n\n\u201cThis grant is a huge win for North Carolina, providing major funding for necessary improvements to our highways and bridges,\u201d said Senator Tillis. \u201cAs a member of the bipartisan infrastructure group, I worked hard to ensure the package improved North Carolina\u2019s roads, highways, and bridges for generations to come, and I applaud the DOT and the FHWA for their continued investment in our great state.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, the grant includes:\n\nNational Highway Performance Program:$772.6 million\n\nSurface Transportation Block Grant Program:$375.8 million\n\nHighway Safety Improvement Program:$80.5 million\n\nRailway-Highway Crossings Program:$7 million\n\nCongestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement:$56.9 million\n\nMetropolitan Planning:$7.8 million\n\nNational Highway Freight Program:$36.9 million\n\nCarbon Reduction Program:$33.5 million\n\nPROTECT Formula Program:$38.1 million\n\nTotal: $1.4 billion\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2022/10/tillis-announces-1-4-billion-for-north-carolina-bridges-and-highways"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7825670763850212, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}