BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announces a $600 million investment to rebuild the Delaware River Bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This funding will tackle gridlock on the East Coast’s busiest highway and strengthen America’s commerce and safety.

“On the East Coast alone, this $600 million investment will rebuild essential arteries that feed our nation’s economy and support tens of thousands of jobs,” Duffy said.

"By investing $600 million to rebuild this critical bridge over the Delaware River, the Trump administration is revitalizing essential arteries that drive our nation’s economic dominance,” Federal Highway Administrator Sean McMaster said.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will receive $600 million for the PA Turnpike-I-95 Interchange Program Delaware River Bridge. The replacement of the existing 1956 Delaware River Bridge structure is critical to maintaining the I-95 river crossing between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Burlington County, New Jersey. The project will increase resiliency by reducing the area obstructing river flow during high water events, among other critical improvements that will safeguard the interstate asset, neighboring communities, and the navigable Delaware River.

The Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Investment Program (BIP) aims to improve the condition of bridges in the United States by rebuilding bridges in poor condition and to upgrade design standards for outdated bridges. Large Bridge Project grants under BIP are available for bridge projects with a total eligible cost of over $100 million.