$1B Headed To WA For Infrastructure Projects

OLYMPIA, WA — More than $1 billion in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is headed to Washington to support needed road, bridge and tunnel projects, along with other infrastructure needs across the Evergreen State.

The Federal Highway Administration announced each state's allotments for the 2023 fiscal year on Tuesday, including hundreds of millions for a dozen Washington programs.

“These historic investments in American infrastructure give States the flexibility they need to determine how to allocate funds in order to replace deficient bridges, improve safety for all road users, and reduce carbon emissions by improving transportation infrastructure for communities throughout each state,” said Stephanie Pollack, acting Federal Highway Administrator. “This funding we are announcing today will allow States to continue the important work of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will make our infrastructure safer and more efficient for the tens of millions of American families that count on it to get to school, work, and critical medical care every day.”

Included in Washington's portion of the funding is more than $130 million to help improve or repair approximately 420 bridges listed in poor condition and nearly 3,700 listed in fair condition across the state. Nearly half of the $1.06 billion is earmarked for highway performance improvements.

Here's where the money is going: