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Top 10 states winning Biden’s bridge-fixing windfall
California will take home the biggest share of the $27 billion federal bridge repair and replace program, the first highway infrastructure funding package to be rolled out under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
| State | Five-year funding |
| California | $4,246,868,525 |
| New York | $1,892,071,670 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,635,892,965 |
| Illinois | $1,374,037,635 |
| New Jersey | $1,147,100,410 |
| Massachusetts | $1,126,280,955 |
| Louisiana | $1,013,282,645 |
| Washington | $605,063,355 |
| Michigan | $563,136,760 |
| Connecticut |
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-10-states-winning-bidens-bridge-fixing-windfall
Breaking: Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
A historic, $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that folds in a reauthorization of the highway bill for the next five years — including a load of new provisions that affect trucking — is finally headed to President Joe Biden’s desk for signing.
After months of political gamesmanship between the progressive wing of the Democratic party in The House of Representatives and conservative Democrats in the Senate – both trying to use leverage to affect passage of the related budget reconciliation bill...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/congress-approves-12-trillion-infrastructure-bill
5 states with most structurally deficient bridges
The 600,000 bridges in the U.S., and the roads they connect, are crucial to the nation’s transportation network. They carry about 3 trillion vehicle miles of travel annually, accounting for about 85% of the total value of freight shipped in the U.S.
However, more than 46,000 bridges are structurally deficient, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and some may be dangerous for truckers. Structural deficiency doesn’t necessarily mean all of these bridges are unsafe, but it does...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-states-with-most-structurally-deficient-bridges