# States Reassess Infrastructure Budgets

The Pew Charitable Trusts reports that pandemic-era and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding is expiring while transportation, roadway, transit, and water infrastructure needs remain. State and local governments may face tighter budgets, maintenance backlogs, and difficult choices among capital priorities. The article identifies no specific solicitation, award, or contract, but declining federal support could affect the timing and scale of infrastructure procurement at the state and local levels.

- Contractors should review state and local capital plans and funding decisions to understand where projects may proceed, be delayed, or compete for reduced funding.
- Businesses serving transportation, roadway, transit, and water infrastructure markets should account for potential maintenance backlogs and tighter public budgets in their pipeline and bid planning.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Government Entities
- State governments
- Local governments

### Sources
- [As Federal Infrastructure Funding Wanes, States Face New Budget Choices | The Pew Charitable Trusts](https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/11/12/as-federal-infrastructure-funding-wanes-states-face-new-budget-choices) - The Pew Charitable Trusts