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What is federal highway funding?

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Funds for federal highway construction. Each state is allocated certain $$ amounts to spend on highway construction ... the states then allocate it further to local government as they deem necessary.

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provided funds for states to help the _______________ and increased construction projects on local, ______________, and federal levels.

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