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Signal of the week · Research note · 16 Oct 2026

2,967 highway and transit grant award records of $400,000 or more in one quarter, under programs now authorized only to December 11

Between 1 July and 30 September 2026, Svatantra.ai's signal database holds 4,447 federal infrastructure grant award records of $400,000 or more. 2,967 of them come from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, whose programs were set to lapse after 30 September and now run on an extension to 11 December 2026. This note sets out the counts, the public records behind them, the arithmetic applied, and what the data does not show.

By Jayprakash Mistry, Founder, Svatantra.ai

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Every number, and where it comes from

The first five figures in the note.

The full table has 23 rows. Each figure is as published on the date shown, with its denominator.

FigureWhat it measuresSource
4,447Federal infrastructure grant award records of $400,000 or more, signed 1 July to 30 September 2026, in the signal database, from 15 awarding agencies. One record per award, no duplicate source links. At any amount the set is 4,894 records from 16 agenciesSvatantra.ai signal database, count at 9 Oct 2026
2,967Of those, records awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (2,281) and the Federal Transit Administration (686). None is below $400,000Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 9 Oct 2026
67%Highway and transit share of the 4,447 records of $400,000 or more. Author's arithmetic: 2,967 / 4,447 = 66.72%Derived from Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 9 Oct 2026
2,867Highway and transit records with a parsed award, program code and state. The other 100 are not in the program and state chartsSvatantra.ai signal database, count at 9 Oct 2026
774Records under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (20.287)Svatantra.ai signal database, count at 9 Oct 2026

18 more figures in the PDF, each with its source.

Sources

13 primary releases.

  1. Holland & Knight, Beyond the Midterms: Congress Faces Converging Year-End Deadlines (9 October 2026)
    "Congress has temporarily extended federal surface transportation authorities through December 11, 2026". "The most immediate deadline is December 11, 2026, when the current continuing resolution (CR) expires." On the House bill: "The measure would authorize approximately $580 billion over FY 2027 through FY 2031" and "the bill has not yet advanced to House floor consideration."
    hklaw.com
  2. Mass Transit, Surface Transportation programs extended to December 2026 (4 September 2026)
    The stopgap "was signed into law Sept. 2 by President Donald Trump" and extends programs "that were set to expire Sept. 30" "through Dec. 11, 2026."
    masstransitmag.com
  3. AASHTO Journal, House Passes Senate CR to Extend Federal Gov't Funding (3 September 2026)
    The measure will "extend surface transportation programs from October 1, the beginning of fiscal year 2027, through December 11." "President Trump subsequently signed the CR into Law on September 2."
    aashtojournal.transportation.org
  4. The White House, Congressional Bill H.R. 6500 Signed into Law (2 September 2026)
    Signing statement for the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which funds the government through "December 11, 2026" and "extends authorities for a broad range of programs including surface transportation and veteran programs."
    whitehouse.gov
  5. American Public Transportation Association, Congress Passes Continuing Resolution and Surface Transportation Authorization Extension Act (September 2026)
    The act includes "a short-term Surface Transportation Authorization extension through December 11, 2026"; "without it, surface transportation programs would shut down on October 1."
    apta.com
  6. AASHTO Journal, House T&I Approves Transportation Reauthorization Bill (22 May 2026)
    The bill "authorizes roughly $580 billion over fiscal year 2027 through FY 2031." "The committee adopted the bill by a vote of 62-2 with three members not voting."
    aashtojournal.transportation.org
  7. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Surface Transportation Reauthorization (2026)
    "On May 22, 2026, the Committee marked up and approved the BUILD America 250 Act" "by a vote of 62 to 2."
    transportation.house.gov
  8. USAspending.gov, Award 693JJ22440004YP27MACAPS025BIPL, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (18 September 2026)
    Federal Highway Administration, Bridge Investment Program (20.264), total obligation $546,840,000. Description begins: "PROJECT TITLE: BOURNE- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, B-17-005, (ARF) (SAGAMORE BRIDGE), US 6 OVER THE CAPE COD CANAL". Date signed 18 September 2026; period of performance starts 17 January 2025.
    usaspending.gov
  9. USAspending.gov, Award 693JJ22640018Y173PAU085001BIPS, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (24 July 2026)
    Federal Highway Administration, Bridge Investment Program (20.264), total obligation $500,000,000. Description begins: "PROJECT TITLE: I-83 SOUTH BRIDGE REPLACEMENT".
    usaspending.gov
  10. USAspending.gov, Award 693JJ22440008YP27ORS001572BIPL, Oregon Department of Transportation (24 September 2026)
    Federal Highway Administration, Bridge Investment Program (20.264), total obligation $362,659,000. Description begins: "PROJECT TITLE: I-5: COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT".
    usaspending.gov
  11. USAspending.gov, Award CA-2026-118, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (10 August 2026)
    Federal Transit Administration, State of Good Repair Grants Program (20.525), total obligation $343,258,545. Description begins: "APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT LA METROS REMAINING FY26 AND FY27 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE".
    usaspending.gov
  12. USAspending.gov, Award IL-2026-013, Chicago Transit Authority (24 September 2026)
    Federal Transit Administration, total obligation $344,814,864. Description begins: "APPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT MODERNIZING AND IMPROVING CTAS FLEET". The public record lists three programs: State of Good Repair Grants Program (20.525) $193,175,662, Federal Transit Formula Grants (20.507) $151,569,235, and Buses and Bus Facilities (20.526) $69,967. The database counts the record once, under 20.525.
    usaspending.gov
  13. Svatantra.ai, Signal database (9 October 2026)
    Counted: federal grant award records in the US infrastructure lane with a date signed from 1 July to 30 September 2026, one signal per award record. Filters: grant awards only, not contracts; records of $400,000 or more from all 15 awarding agencies in the lane for the total (4,447); Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration for the headline (2,967); program and place of performance taken from the parsed award. Counts run on 9 October 2026.
    svatantra.ai