Starting Monday, the law will now also protect drivers with disabled vehicles.
The busy stretch of interstate is one of the most heavily traveled in Kentucky.
Construction on the $5.8 billion BlueOval SK Battery Park began in October 2022 and is expected to be complete sometime in 2025.
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.
The trip on Wednesday was also about cold, hard cash.
A new companion bridge will be built to the west of the Brent Spence Bridge, which was built in the 1960s.
The federal money comes from the recently-passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The Louisville airport was awarded $36.5 million, while Bowman Field and Clark Regional were awarded $59,000 each.
Additionally, Councilman Markus Winkler wants to ask lawmakers to more fairly distribute funding to cities like Louisville.
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.