Project leaders detailed the funding strategy for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, which relies on several major federal grants including a $1.5 billion Bridge Investment Program grant and a $600 million USDOT Mega grant. They emphasized the urgency of amending existing grant agreements by a September deadline to fully obligate these funds and prevent them from expiring. Additionally, the project team outlined the multi-year process required to secure an anticipated $1 billion Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grant to fund the bridge's light rail extension.
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Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Meeting · Mar 17, 2026 · 1:03:07–1:03:32 · Watch on CVTV ↗
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1:02:06 And again, as mentioned earlier, we will seek to increase the toll funding based upon the forthcoming analysis; however, that toll funding analysis that we are waiting is based upon the existing toll rates and policies under consideration by the State Transportation Commission so there is no seeking of additional toll rates there at this time. Finally, on the next slide, there's a couple of additional strategies here for closing the funding gap. We're going to continue to work toward securing that $1 billion Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grant and the various steps required to do that. Again, as mentioned earlier, we're in project development and anticipate entering into the next step, entry to engineering, later this year with a full funding grant agreement coming in 2030.
1:03:01 The program has so far been very successful in securing discretionary federal grants for to date ranging from $1 million to $1.5 billion and we will continue to pursue other applicable federal grant funding options such as the USDOT INFRA and BUILD discretionary grant programs. And finally, the program will work with each state to consider other cost savings, funding, and financing opportunities. So with that, I will turn it back to Carly or Lisa. Thank you. >> Thank you, Brent. This is a lot of information. I want to pause and just see if our partners have any questions or comments.
1:03:54 We're actually doing very well on time, so just want to encourage if you do have questions or comments for Carly or Brent? >> I do. Thank you for the leeway. On one of the slides, and I don't have them memorized, but on one of the slides there was the addition of the removal of the bridge and something else.
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er this year with a full funding grant agreement coming in 2030. The program has so far been very successful in securing discretionary federal grants for to date ranging from $1 million to $1.5 billion and we will continue to pursue other applicable federal grant funding options such as the USDOT INFRA and BUILD discretionary grant programs. And finally, the program will work with each state to consider other cost savings, funding, and financing opportunities. So with that, I will turn it back t