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Wow! Federal funding totaling nearly $5 billion has been approved for 37 major infrastructure projects around the country, including an incredible $1 billion to replace a deteriorating bridge between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
That’s right, the Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin is getting a much-needed facelift, and it’s just one of the 37 major projects funded with the newly announced money from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
This funding comes from two programs: the Mega program and the INFRA program for large-scale infrastructure projects. That’s a lot of money going to some really important projects!
“With this announcement, we are advancing projects so large, complex, and ambitious that they could not get funded under the infrastructure programs that existed prior to the Biden administration,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Curious about where all that money is going? Here are some highlights:
- How about $1 billion to the Blatnik Bridge Replacement Project in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin? That’s right, this bridge handles over 30,000 vehicles a day and is at risk of closing within the next 10 years due to decay. The new bridge will alleviate current load restrictions and ease lengthy detours that regional freight currently experiences, USDOT says.
- Then there’s $600 million going to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. This project includes a seismically resilient replacement of the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River and will be designed with specialized lanes for public and commercial travel, as well as bus lanes, pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, and a light rail system. That’s some serious investment in modern infrastructure!
- And let’s not forget the $371 million going to the Sagamore Bridge Project, which will restore and modernize the nearly 90-year-old bridge in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, which is currently considered functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. That’s a lot of money to bring an old bridge up to modern standards!