Will federal grant loss derail plans to rebuild Bourne and Sagamore bridges? Cape congressman says no
Will federal grant loss derail plans to rebuild Bourne and Sagamore bridges? Cape congressman says no Asad Jung Cape Cod Times Published Sept 24, 2022 In 2020, Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially joined forces to work together to replace the aging Bourne and Sagamore bridges. Since then, the two organizations have been going after federal funding to cover the costs of replacing the bridges, which has risen to around $4 billion due to inflation. It was originally supposed to cost around $1.5 billion . Last week, however, the federal government dealt a blow to those efforts when it denied the Army Corps’ application for INFRA — officially, Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects — grant money, one of two bids to secure more than $1 billion, according to the State House News Service. More: Sagamore, Bourne bridges have brought prosperity, loyalty and now worri...