WA officials announce $600M grant for I-5 Bridge replacement

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), along with Sens. Maria Cantwell (WA) and Patty Murray (WA) recently announced that the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Program – the organization tasked with replacing the I-5 Bridge connecting Southwest Washington and Portland – will receive $600 million in federal funds from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Infrastructure Project Assistance program, or Mega program.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has spoken directly with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and hosted White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu in September to underscore the urgent need for this funding to help replace the I-5 Bridge. Additionally, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, Sen. Cantwell and Sen. Murray co-led a bipartisan Washington delegation letter in August in support of the states’ Mega grant application.