The Mega Grant Program is part of a $1.2 billion bipartisan infrastructure law that will go toward repairing and rebuilding projects all across the nation.
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The big promise from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is that the new bridge will happen without tolls.
The bipartisan infrastructure bill, signed on by Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and both Ohio senators, now gives $1.6 billion toward the project.
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The states are in position to land money to build a companion crossing to the Brent Spence Bridge "without tolls," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
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Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers says the federal bill could let the state pay its share of the Brent Spence and I-69 bridge projects without tolls. Gov. Andy Beshear has made similar comments.
The Brent Spence Bridge is set to reopen in about a week and a half. It was closed after two semis crashed back on Nov. 11.
KYTC Secretary Jim Gray says engineers are simultaneously working on repair plans while inspections take place.
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On Friday, U.S. Transportation Cabinet Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the transportation department has $12 million dollars in funds to help repair the bridge.