President Biden announces new investment in nation's bridges

It will allocate nearly $27 billion in funding to repair and replace bridges.On Location: January 14, 2022Amid a setback on voting rights and a stalled economic agenda, President Joe Biden on Friday sought to highlight progress his administration has made on implementing the bipartisan infrastructure law passed in November, announcing nearly $27 billion in investments to repair and replace the nation's crumbling bridges.The Department of Transportation launched the Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program, which will provide $26.5 billion to states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico over five years and $825 million for tribal transportation facilities."The Biden-Harris Administration is thrilled to launch this program to fix thousands of bridges across the country -- the single largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the Interstate highway system," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.