Three years after the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was signed, what is it doing for OKC?

It's been three years since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was signed, and the Biden-Harris administration is still awarding grants across the nation from the $1.2 trillion funding package.

Plenty of that is going to Oklahoma and its capital city, OKC, for projects like roads and bridges, sidewalks, a new pedestrian bridge and planning Amtrak service from OKC to central Kansas.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt has long praised the law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and advocated for its passage alongside mayors from across the country.

"It's a long play, but the best work of government usually is," Holt said during a press call celebrating the anniversary Thursday. "And we're so grateful that we're even in the game and have this opportunity thanks to the investments made by the bipartisan infrastructure law. ... And we are certainly ready and willing to continue to work in a bipartisan fashion for more infrastructure funding, and certainly also ready to work both with this administration and the future administration to continue to implement these important initiatives."

Three years in, what has the bipartisan infrastructure law done for OKC? More than $100 million has been awarded to the city of Oklahoma City, according to a column by Holt published in July .

Projects receiving funding from the law include $43 million for 11 road and bridge projects, $4.3 million for a multi-use trail on Eastern, $43.7 million for airport system improvement projects, $2 million for sidewalks, $800,000 to develop a plan to prevent fatalities on streets and several other projects.

What future projects are happening in OKC, Oklahoma? A new pedestrian bridge is planned for the Oklahoma River , and a $17 million grant to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is making it possible.

Holt said the bridge will be especially useful when the city hosts the canoe slalom events , on the Oklahoma River at Riversport, in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Also, grant funding will go towards making possible the long-awaited dream of expanding Heartland Flyer service between Oklahoma City and Newton, Kansas.

The Biden-Harris administration also announced on Thursday grants for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation, city of Muskogee, Harper County and Oklahoma State University to develop action plans to prevent injuries and fatalities on streets.

Will incoming Trump administration impact bipartisan infrastructure funding? U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, when asked what the Biden-Harris administration is doing to ensure the incoming Trump administration doesn't "undermine" any of the grants, said the administration's responsibility is to make good use of the funds Congress has authorized.

"We're going to continue working to make sure that grant agreements are completed, (and) dollars are obligated as quickly as we can do in a responsible manner," Buttigieg said. "It is my hope and expectation that, like the legislation itself, these projects are by and large, bipartisan priorities."

Buttigieg added that the grants awarded by the bipartisan infrastructure law are "making a difference" in red, blue and purple states and cities.

"We know from the fact that many legislators who did not vote for this package are still eager to celebrate when it funds projects in their neck of the woods that these are deserving programs and projects," Buttigieg said.