Minnesota, Wisconsin receive $1 billion grant to replace major bridge
States have each committed $400 million to replace aging structure that has reached end of its service life
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Bridge repairs in Pittsburgh to receive $132 million federal boost
Funds will allow for critical repairs to all three bridges, including repainting superstructures, fixing steel components and repairing and replacing joints and bearings
Kentucky governor details six-year $8.65 billion transportation plan
Plan focuses on three areas: maintaining roads and bridges, executing new contracts, honoring past contract commitments
Grants totaling $29.2 million to help Kentucky cities improve pedestrian safety
Lexington and Louisville are two of 385 communities receiving grants from USDOT’s five-year Safe Streets and Roads for All program
$46 million in grants to fund statewide Tennessee multimodal projects
Funding comes through a combination of state and federal grants
Texas awards six grants to support military base upgrades
Texas will invest $15.4 million to improve military water supply and rail operation projects
Grant to help two Houston neighborhoods reduce crashes
The city of Houston will use a $10 million USDOT grant to improve safety in dangerous city corridors
Grant to help Chicago improve safety on high-crash corridor
Funds will help city revitalize the southwest corridor and repurpose public spaces along connecting roads. Construction is slated for 2026
Colorado to spend $49.7 million for evacuation routes
Money comes from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, a $645 million USDOT initiative that prioritizes quality-of-life improvements in rural areas by supporting road, bridge and other infrastructure projects
Pennsylvania to spend $142 million on congested Pittsburgh roadway
PennDOT will spend an estimated $213.2 million over the next three to five years on the Eastern Pittsburgh Multimodal Corridor Project
