USDOT Awards $320 Million to Rehabilitate 14 Major Interstate Bridges Across 8 States

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $320 million in competitive grant awards through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), funding structural rehabilitation and replacement projects for 14 economically critical highway bridges across eight states.

Strengthening Critical Interstate Freight Arteries

The funding packages provide capital to reconstruct deteriorating bridge superstructures, install advanced seismic shock dampeners, and replace aging steel truss spans on Interstate 75 in Kentucky, Interstate 90 in New York, Interstate 40 in Tennessee, and Interstate 5 in Oregon. The rehabilitation projects remove load restrictions on heavy commercial freight trucks, averting costly 40-mile detours and improving motorist safety for over 450,000 daily commuters.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg affirmed that repairing America's bridges keeps supply chains moving, protects motorists, and strengthens local economies.

State DOTs and Freight Carriers Praise

State departments of transportation praised the Bridge Investment Program for financing large-scale structural replacements that exceeded standard state highway budgets.

American Trucking Associations highlighted significant reductions in transit shipping delays on critical Interstate corridors.

Construction Phase Timeline

Structural engineering bid packages will be issued by recipient state DOTs in November 2026, with bridge deck reconstruction beginning in spring 2027.