The U.S. Department of Transportation said it was moving quickly to make $3 billion available for states to use on bridge projects.
Part of the Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Investment Program, the funding is intended for repairing bridges in poor condition, and maintaining the country’s bridge infrastructure. Established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the BIP sets aside funding to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect eligible bridges including projects which bundle two or more bridges into a single project or addresses bridge-sized culverts used to improve flood control.
To be eligible for BIP funding, a project which includes more than one bridge is required to be executed as one project or a single bundled bridge project under one procurement and included in the application STIP/TIP as a single project. As such, each project will have one project agreement and will be executed under one Federal-Aid project in FHWA’s Fiscal Management Information System or under one procurement request under FHWA’s DELPHI System.
“For too long, essential infrastructure has been held hostage by red tape delaying improvements that move traffic,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “ We are putting the focus back where it belongs: safety, reliability, and getting Americans home to their families.”
Two different kinds of grants will be awarded – Bridge Project grants that support replacement and rehabilitation of bridges that cost $100 million or less, and Planning grants that support the planning, feasibility analyses, and revenue forecasting associated with the development of a future BIP eligible project
“We are giving states and local governments more flexibility to decide how to best accelerate bridge building projects in their communities,” Federal Highway Administrator Sean McMaster said.
Applications for the planning grants are due on June 15, 2026, and on June 29, 2026, for the Bridge Project grants.