; (B) a State or local broadband provider; (C) an Indian Tribe; and (D) a partnership between any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). (6) Covered highway construction project (A) In general The term covered highway construction project means, without regard to ownership of a highway, a project to construct a new highway or an additional lane for an existing highway, to reconstruct an existing highway, or new construction, including for a paved shoulder. (B) Exclusions The term covered highway construction project excludes any project— (i) awarded before the date on which regulations required under subsection (b) take effect; (ii) that does not include work beyond the edge of pavement or current paved shoulder