Biden Sends Request to Congress to rebuild Baltimore’s Key Bridge

November 20, 2024

The Biden Administration sent a $100 billion disaster relief request to Congress Monday evening; some of those funds will be used to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The request asks for $8 billion for the Transportation Department, which would grant the funds for the project. The Key Bridge rebuild is expected to cost roughly $2 billion and take until fall 2028 to complete. President Biden promised to fully fund the project shortly after the collapse of the bridge on March 26. Usually, the federal government only pays for 90% of projects of that nature.

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