The Clean Corridor Coalition, a four-state initiative led by New Jersey, was awarded a “landmark grant” from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to build green infrastructure along the I-95 corridor with the hope of significantly reducing harmful air pollution and creating jobs throughout the region.
The EPA’s announcement said this award, worth nearly a quarter of a billion dollars, will fund the “electric vehicle charging infrastructure for commercial zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles along the Interstate-95 freight corridor.”
More specifically, the EPA said, the $248.9 million in funding will establish 24 freight truck charging sites with 450 charging ports across four states including New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
The funds will also go toward training 400 workers with a focus on providing opportunities for lower-income communities.
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“By driving emissions reductions in the transportation sector, this project will deliver significant environmental and economic benefits, setting a new standard for clean energy initiatives nationwide,” said the EPA, which expects the infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 18.6 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent by 2050.