Construction on the Brent Spence Bridge is one step closer to starting. The President and the Secretary of Transportation announced the funding from the National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program that people are talking about. “I think once we’re able to rebuild and modernize our infrastructure, the payoff will be amazing. It will be great for travelers. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.2 billion in funding for nine efforts across the country from the National Infrastructure Program Assistance Program. This includes an additional $250 million for improvements. Brent Spence Bridge. This award will support improvements to the bridge and fund the construction of a new bridge alongside it. It is also an important project at the local level. For people who live on both sides of the river and in Ohio and Kentucky to ensure they can travel. can get where they need to go to work, to school, to be with loved ones,” Trotenberg said. It’s been a long time coming for Covington Mayor Joseph Meyer. “We need the extra capacity to handle all the truck traffic that contributes. so the country’s gross domestic product and economic activity,” Meyer said. “It’s going to be a tough five years, by any measure, but it will lead to a product that will make us all much more comfortable, safer and more supportive of our region’s economic activity.” The end of the bridge. scheduled for 2029
Construction on the Brent Spence Bridge is one step closer to starting.
The President and Secretary of Transportation announced funding for the new national infrastructure program that people are talking about.
“I think when we can rebuild and modernize our infrastructure, the result will be amazing. It’s going to be great for travelers,” said US Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trotenberg.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.2 billion in funding for nine efforts across the country from the National Infrastructure Program Assistance Program.
This includes an additional $250 million for improvements to the Brent Spence Bridge. This award will support improvements to the bridge and fund the construction of a new bridge alongside it.
“This is also an important project at the local level. For people who live on both sides of the river, in Ohio and Kentucky, to make sure they can travel, they can get where they need to go to work, to school, to be with loved ones.” Trotenberg said.
For Covington Mayor Joseph Meyer, this has been a long time coming.
“We need additional capacity to handle all the truck traffic that contributes so much to the nation’s gross domestic product and economic activity,” Meyer said. “It’s going to be a tough five years, but it will result in a product that will make us all much more comfortable, safer and more supportive of economic activity in our region.”
The completion of the bridge is scheduled for 2029.
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