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Plus, a major grant could be announced in the coming months for the $4.5 billion project.
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Speaking exclusively to CAI, Sen. Elizabeth Warren shares what's happening with federal money for the bridge project.
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Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver gives us a peek at the next stages of preparation for construction of the new Sagamore Bridge.
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The state has received two federal grants, but a third grant of more than $1 billion is still pending to fund the Sagamore Bridge replacement.
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Quentin Palfrey, the state’s director of federal funds and infrastructure, told CAI that based on past practice, the so-called “Mega” and “INFRA” grants could be awarded in the next few months.
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A senior advisor to President Joe Biden visited Cape Cod Friday to hear from local leaders about what they say is a critical need to replace the Bourne and Sagamore bridges.
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Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce CEO Paul Niedzwiecki says the Cape can't wait another generation for new bridges. And if federal funds aren’t approved soon, maybe the bridges should be made lower, and the crossings narrower, to save money.
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The new estimate comes from a planning workshop in May, hosted by the Federal Highway Administration, which determined that the project could take longer than planned.
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After two previous funding applications were rejected, Governor Maura Healey wants to make sure the state gets federal grant money this time for the project.
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The US Senate committee on appropriations has included $350 million in a bill to go toward the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges. The bipartisan bill, published Thursday, is only a recommendation and must win passage in the full Senate and House. If it materializes, it would represent the most significant funding yet for a project estimated to cost $4 billion.