Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
Associated PressPHOENIX — U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country. It also will add a separate bicycle and pedestrian bridge as part of what Mayor Regina Romero called “a transformative investment in Tucson’s infrastructure.” While the Tucson project will expand the number lanes for motorists, some projects elsewhere will reduce them. For many road improvement grants, “we’re doing it in mind of also benefitting the bike and pedestrian side,” Buttigieg said. Another $20 million is helping finance a new bike and pedestrian bridge over the Potomac River between Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Buttigieg said the U.S. Department of Transportation received about $13 billion in grant applications.
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