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Pennsylvania Bridges to Receive $1.6 Billion in Infrastructure Funding

By Sophia Schmidt
Published January 17, 2022 at 7:13 AM EST
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Riverfront at the MLK Bridge to announce federal dollars to fix bridges in Pennsylvania on January 14, 2022.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Riverfront at the MLK Bridge to announce federal dollars to fix bridges in Pennsylvania on January 14, 2022.

State and federal officials are touting $1.6 billion for Pennsylvania bridges as part of the recently passed infrastructure bill. Sophia Schmidt of WHYY’s PlanPhilly reports.

(Original air-date: 1/17/22)
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Sophia Schmidt
Sophia Schmidt is a Delaware native, and covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.
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