A Missouri Congressman warns that a proposed new federal highway bill would drastically cut funding to repair rural bridges.
Northwest Missouri Congressman Sam Graves, a member of the U.S. House Transportation Committee, says the committee chairman has proposed eliminating a requirement that 15% of the federal money going to the states be used to repair bridges maintained by local governments, so-called “off-system” bridges. It could have a $2.5 million impact on the funding Missouri gets for rural bridge repair and reconstruction. Graves says Missouri counties depend on the program to upgrade rural bridges. He hopes to kill the proposal before it gains steam.
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