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(L–R) U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Gov. Tom Wolf, and U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans announce that Pennsylvania will receive $1.6 billion for bridge repair across the commonwealth, in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022. Courtesy Commonwealth Media Service
When an eight-lane bridge carrying Interstate 35 over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people, federal and state officials took a closer look at aging infrastructure.
Structurally deficient and poor condition bridges were found everywhere across the United States. Engineers knew it, and after the Minneapolis disaster, there was a new urgency to fund the repair of these bridges.
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times.
Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
