New Potomac bridge constructed by DC and Virginia listed in funding bill

Published January 14, 2026 10:07pm ET



An annual congressional appropriations bill passed on Wednesday discusses a new bridge project, breaking ground across the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

The House passed this year’s Financial Services and General Government bill on Wednesday, mentioning in the funding bill its support for the “Long Bridge Project,” which would create a new railway bridge across the river to separate freight traffic from passenger traffic.

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