Biden to unveil nearly $5 billion in new infrastructure projects
Biden to unveil nearly $5 billion in new infrastructure projects
The investment targets 37 projects across at least 12 states.
President Biden is set to unveil a nearly $5 billion investment into dozens of infrastructure projects throughout the country on Thursday during a visit to Superior, Wisconsin.
The investment targets 37 major infrastructure projects throughout the country across at least 12 states, with much of the funding going toward repairing and building new bridges. Among the investments is $600 million to replace the 1-5 bridge that connects Washington and Oregon, $372 million for the Sagamore Bridge in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and $1.06 billion to replace the Blatnik Bridge that runs between Wisconsin and Minnesota, which is near where Mr. Biden is set to appear for the announcement on Thursday. White House principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton called this a "full-circle moment" for the president.
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Yeah more cars
This is not so much 'more cars' as it is 'less cars plunging into rivers during a bridge collapse.'
I can only speak for my local Bridge ….. they want to replace the old Sagamore bridge to get the same number of lanes. Replace the WPA project from 1935 with a modern one. Replace two extra narrow lanes with no breakdown with lanes that meet code. Replace opposing traffic right next to each other with a median. Replace a bicycle path on sidewalk with a separate bike path. Replace a low speed limit bridge with the same speed limit as the roads it joins.
Most importantly replace the common summertime traffic report of “40+ mile backup to the Sagamore Bridge” with …. Much less
It’ll be helluva safer and a huge win for the environment by easing the legendary traffic jams
Dont think theres gonna be any lanes added?
How do you add lanes when you repair a bridge?
Theyre completely replacing bridges https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/i-5-interstate-bridge-replacement-program
One state is replacing a bridge and it was clearly planned before this $5 billion.
This bridge is specifically named in the article we're commenting on it is part of the 5 billion, along with multiple other bridges being replaced, one for over 1 billion alone, with stated goals of increasing capacity and improving traffic congestion.