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State Ups Annual Allocation for Local Bridge Projects Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced an annual increase in funding allocations for local bridge projects by more than $47 million for the next five years, bringing Ohio’s annual investment in county and municipal bridges to more than $112 million per year. As a result, funding provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation for bridges maintained by the state’s 88 county engineers will increase from $34 million to $74 million annually, with municipal-owned bridge funding increasing from $11 million to $18 million each year. The additional $47 million is part of the $104 million in bridge funding that Ohio will receive in each of the next five years as part of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA, enacted in November 2021. The IIJA requires Ohio to invest $15.6 million of the $104 million each year into bridges owned by Ohio DOT photo municipalities, townships and counties; Funding provided by ODOT for bridges however, the addi- maintained by the state’s 88 county engiwill increase from $34 million to $74 tional allocation made neers million annually, with municipal-owned by DeWine more than bridge funding increasing from $11 million triples the amount of to $18 million each year. bridge funding going “Many of the expensive repairs to local communities. Ohio DOT’s total local bridge needed on small, locally-owned investment of $112.5 million in bridges cost far beyond what our each of the next five years com- communities can afford, which is bines the new federal funding with why I’ve directed ODOT to devote other programs that aid local gov- more money to support local ernments. The total investment for bridge projects,” DeWine said in a both state and local bridges is statement. “By partnering together $407.5 million per year, the agency to ensure the necessary improvements are made, those driving over noted.
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Gov. Mike DeWine announced an increase in funding for local bridge projects by more than $47 million for the next five years, investing more than $112 million per year.
Ohio’s bridges can feel confident that they are safe.” He added that small locallyowned bridges also will be eligible for funding as part of the Ohio DOT’s Local Major Bridge Program, bringing the total number of eligible bridges from 54 to 238. The program pays for up to 80 percent of the construction and engineering costs for major bridge projects with a cap of $20 million. “[We] will continue to aggressively address bridges throughout the state that are under our jurisdiction while at the same time doing everything we can to ensure Ohio DOT photo our local partners have the The IIJA requires Ohio to invest $15.6 million of the $104 million resources they need to address each year into bridges owned by municipalities, townships and counties.
see BRIDGES page 7