Billions could come to Kentucky from infrastructure bill

Published August 11, 2021 10:00pm ET



The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday offers billions of dollars for Kentucky to – among other things – build roads, reclaim previously used lands and extend broadband internet access. That’s according to a statement issued by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell after the 69-30 vote.

McConnell, who voted for the bill, noted the bill includes $4.6 million to build or repair roads and bridges across the state. Another $436 million would be available to fund work on bridges as well, and the package includes a grant program proposed by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, that could fund the construction of a new bridge to ease the load on the Brent Spence Bridge, the main artery connecting Cincinnati to its northern Kentucky suburbs.

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