Biden Infrastructure Bill: Roughly $1.6 Billion Secured for New Brent Spence Bridge Construction
After decades of promises and years of negotiations, Brent Spence Bridge corridor improvements have finally been granted funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law President Joe Biden signed in 2021.
According to a press release from Governors Andy Beshear and Mike DeWine, the U.S. Department of Transportation has officially awarded $1.635 billion in funding to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).
"This historic amount of support from President Biden and our federal partners means that we're on pace to reshape our infrastructure and the economic growth of our region for generations to come,” Aftab Pureval, Cincinnati mayor, said in a press release. “They got it done, when for years, others could not. And thanks to our incredible regional team of state and local partners, we are ready to push this groundbreaking project to the finish line.”