The Biden administration has announced $5 billion in new funding for bridges operating as “critical corridors for freight” across the country.
The money will go toward rebuilding, repairing and restoring 13 “nationally significant” bridges across 16 states, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. That will include nearly $1 billion to replace the Sagamore Bridge in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, $1.4 billion to replace two bridges connecting the main freeway corridor between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, and $394 million to replace the interstate bridge between Memphis, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas.
“For too long America let bridges fall into disrepair, which left people less safe, disrupted our supply chains, and cost people time and money,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a release on July 17.
In March, the Biden administration asked for $109 billion in its 2025 fiscal budget to help address the nation’s supply chain infrastructure. Around $675 million of that was set aside for repairs on aging bridges, while nearly $860 million was put toward shipping infrastructure and climate sustainability projects at U.S. ports.
