Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Transportation Opportunities & Successes

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Act) – the most recent surface transportation authorization – increases funding for the NPS under the Federal Lands Transportation Program by 22 percent to over $1.73 billion over five years (FY22-FY26). These funds will be invested in repairing transportation infrastructure and expanding recreational access to parks.

The NPS worked with partners to leverage over $400 million from similar past discretionary programs to complete the “missing link” of the Foothills Parkway, rehabilitate the Arlington Memorial Bridge, electrify Zion National Park’s transit fleet, and construct bridges along the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) to restore natural water flow to the Everglades.

Success Stories

Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program

Road reconstruction made possible with NSFLTP grant — Road reconstruction made possible with a NSFLTP program grant.
NPS Photo

Yellowstone Grand Loop Road Reconstruction, Canyon to Tower (Phase III)

The NPS received grant funding through the NSFLTP Program to fund the Tower-Roosevelt to Chittenden Road project at Yellowstone National Park. After two years of construction and roughly $28 million invested, the road reopened in May 2022.

Electric Bus in front of rock formation at Zion — An electric bus used in a demonstration at Zion during project planning
NPS photo

Zion National Park Fleet Electrification

The NPS was awarded $33 million through the NSFLTP program to electrify their aged transit fleet. The zero emission buses are being manufactured and will arrive in the park to serve visitors over a 3 year period beginning in 2023. Click here to learn more about this project.

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Yellowstone National Park
Short: Why There Are So Many Improvement Projects
- Type: Video
- Locations: Yellowstone National Park
What's with all the construction in Yellowstone? Learn how we're keeping Yellowstone in shape for future generations.
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
National Park Service Announces $9.8 Million Infrastructure Investment to Address Legacy Pollution in Parks
- Type: Park
- Locations: New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
The National Park Service has received approximately $9.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug, remediate and reclaim abandoned oil and gas well sites in national parks, including Gauley River National Recreation Area.
Denali National Park & Preserve
Denali Road Signs
- Type: Gallery
Simple visual inventory of road signs in Denali
I Didn't Know That!: Ecosystem Restoration
- Type: Article
Ecosystems are complex, interconnected systems that rely on a delicate balance between all parts. Sometimes they need our help to return to a normal, balanced state. Find out more about ecosystem restoration and why we need healthy ecosystems.
Wildland Fire Program
Increasing decision space for Agency Administrators with fuels work
- Type: Article
- Offices: Wildland Fire Program
Pre-identified management actions, reduced fuels near values at risk (through both fuels treatments and management of wildfires for resource benefits), and close coordination between fire managers and Agency Administrators (AAs) assists AAs in having increased decision space to meet land management objectives in the event of a wildfire in one of our national parks.
Disaster evaded: proof from the Pudding Fire
- Type: Article
- Locations: Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Offices: Fire and Aviation Management,Wildland Fire Program
In 2024, firefighters discovered evidence of a lightning-caused fire at Gulf Islands National Seashore. Dubbed the Pudding Fire, it had been naturally suppressed in an area where extensive mechanical fuel reduction and prescribed fire had taken place.
Promoting post-fire recovery of western Joshua tree habitat
- Type: Article
- Locations: Joshua Tree National Park
- Offices: Fire and Aviation Management,Wildland Fire Program
The human-caused Geology fire started on June 10, 2023, along the Berdoo Canyon Road, one of Joshua Tree National Park’s designated backcountry routes. The Burned Area Recovery plan promotes recovery of native vegetation, establishing restoration islands within the burned area to promote re-establishment of native perennial vegetation, including Joshua trees.
Wildfire risk reduced for neighbors and park lands at Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Type: Article
- Locations: Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Offices: Fire and Aviation Management,Wildland Fire Program
In February and March 2024, Chickasaw National Recreation Area (NRA) completed two successful prescribed fires. Park fire staff and partners treated 536 acres in 2024 which included the Arbuckle Dam and The Point Campground.
Building Bridges: South Florida communities benefit from prescribed fire
- Type: Article
- Locations: Big Cypress National Preserve,Everglades National Park
- Offices: Fire and Aviation Management,Wildland Fire Program
In 2024, firefighters burned 233,954 acres across Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park aided with nearly $5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Years-long efforts paid dividends in 2024 with these public-facing burns sparking an immense amount of communication. This provided opportunities to highlight the role fire plays in the ecosystem and how the process works.
Expanding plant materials capacity for national parks and refuges in the Southern California/Northern Baja Coast Ecoregion for post fire recovery
- Type: Article
- Locations: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Offices: Fire and Aviation Management,Wildland Fire Program
In 2024, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provided funds for a native seed program in Southern California, specifically targeting areas devastated by recent wildfires. This initiative aims to enhance native seed collection and processing to bolster resilience against wildfires.