H. Yoo
Research expert covering South Korea
Highway construction in the U.S. - statistics & facts
Most of the funding for the construction of highways in the United States comes from the public sector. The private sector is mostly involved in these projects as contractors that get hired to do certain construction works, or through public-private partnerships (PPP). Under a PPP, private firms either receive money from the government to build, operate or maintain parts of the road network, or these firms acquire the right to generate revenue in exchange for a fee paid to the government. In terms of public investment, the majority of the spending on highway and street construction was at the local and state government level. In 2023, just 5.4 billion U.S. dollars for that type of transportation infrastructure came from the Federal Government.
