PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive more than 1.2 billion dollars in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

To explain more, KOIN 6 News spoke with ODOT’s assistant director of finance, revenue and compliance, Travis Brouwer.

Brouwer explained how the money will be spent, priorities for the agency, when projects can start and deadlines to deal with.