President Joe Biden is set to address supporters in Covington, Kentucky, on Wednesday alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other local officials to talk about his administration’s economic plans in the state regarding jobs and infrastructure.
Biden is expected to talk about his administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure law that will fund renovations of the Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Ohio and Kentucky, and build a new bridge designed to improve traffic along Interstate-71 and -75, a key freight route that stretches from Canada to Florida. The project received bipartisan support from both Ohio and Kentucky lawmakers, and Biden’s comments come just days after the Department of Transportation awarded the states roughly $1.6 trillion for the bridge’s construction.
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The project is slated to begin by the end of 2023 and may last until 2030, although details of the plan are not entirely known. Biden is scheduled to speak at 12:45 p.m. EST and will also be joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown, former Sen. Rob Portman, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
