The effort to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could overwhelm a key federal emergency fund that is already facing more requests for help than it can handle. As The Washington Post’s Jacob Bogage reports, the Federal Highway Administration’s emergency relief fund currently contains about $890 million in reserves, but has a backlog of requests for repair projects around the country totaling $2.1 billion. Funds are distributed according to need rather than in the order the requests are
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash said the incident “ underscores the significance of upgrading aging infrastructure to ensure the long-term functionality of essential systems.”
Walla Walla engineers have opted for an accelerated timeline for the upcoming Chestnut Street road project, hoping to complete the whole project this year.