LOCAL NEWS: Better Bridges, More Jobs on the Way Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

In case you missed it, on Friday, President Biden announced $27 billion in funding to fix 15,000 bridges across the country in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Tribal communities thanks to his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this announcement, bridges will become safer and more usable, and small towns and rural areas will have better access to essential services and businesses – all while creating good-paying jobs.

Take a look at what they’re reading across the country about Friday’s announcement:

In Alabama: WPMI: Alabama to receive $225 Million in bridge investment funding from DOT
In Arizona: Patch: Crumbling AZ Bridges Finally Getting Repaired
In Florida: Tampa Bay Times: Florida will receive $245M to fix its bridges under Biden infrastructure law
In Hawaii: KITV: Hawai’i to receive $339 million in federal funding to repair bridges across the state
In Illinois: Chicago Tribune: Illinois in line for $1.4 billion to fix bridges under Biden infrastructure plan
In Kentucky: Louisville Courier Journal: A bright future for Kentucky bridges? Millions in federal funds made available for repairs
In Louisiana: BRPround: Louisiana to receive $1 billion for bridge repairs and infrastructure
In Maine: Spectrum News: Maine to receive $225M for bridge repairs in federal infrastructure package
In Michigan: Fox47 News: President Biden’s federal infrastructure bill will give Michigan more than $560M to fix its bridges
In Minnesota: KSTP: Minnesota to get $300M for bridge repairs, improvements
In Montana: Helena Independent Record: U.S. Dept. of Transportation announces $225 million for Montana bridges
In Nevada: Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada will get $45M for bridge repairs under infrastructure bill
In Ohio: Columbus Underground: Billions in Infrastructure Investment to Fund Ohio Bridges, Public Transportation & More
In Oklahoma: KOKH: White House: Oklahoma to see almost $267M for bridges from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
In Pennsylvania: Lancaster Online: $327 million from infrastructure bill could help Lancaster County’s 135 ‘poor’ bridges
In Texas: KSAT: Millions in funding slated for Texas bridges, repairs
In Virginia: WDBJ7: Virginia to receive millions for bridge repair from bipartisan infrastructure bill

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