![]() ![]() 'The result: Pennsylvania's been able to repair Fern Hollow Bridge in less than a year and by Christmas, God willing, we'll be walking - I'm coming back to walk over this sucker,' Biden said. 'The governor knew he could count on the new law to fund other projects to ensure the projects he had already started for infrastructure in the state would not be slowed down in the process,' the president explained in his remarks. While the funds allocated in the law weren't directly used for the Pittsburgh bridge project, Pennsylvania was able to finance the construction and not interfere with other projects due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dollars coming in, the White House said. ![]() ![]() Since then, the bridge has been almost nearly rebuilt - and is expected to be completed in December - much faster than the two to five years it usually takes to finish a project of that caliber. Nobody was killed in the incident, but at least 10 were injured. 'Instead of infrastructure week, which is a punch line for four years under my predecessor, it's infrastructure decade - a headline on my watch,' Biden boasted.īehind Biden was the worksite for the Fern Hollow Bridge, where on January 28 its predecessor, which was constructed in 1970, crashed into a ravine in Frick Park - taking a Port Authority bus with it. The law, which Biden signed in November had a pricetage of $1.2 trillion, including $550 billion in new spending. He also said he planned to hold more campaign events with Democrats in the next three weeksīy Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S.Count, kid, count,' Biden said Thursday when a reporter pointed out he hasn't appeared alongside many candidates Biden will not be holding a rally alongside Fetterman, instead raising funds for him later Thursday in Philadelphia behind closed doors.John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hopeful who is locked in a tight race President Joe Biden returned to the site of the Pittsburgh bridge collapse Thursday to talk infrastructure as a new bridge is nearly completed.Fetterman ditches hoodie and puts on SUIT for Biden to celebrate 'billion 200, a trillion, 200 billion dollars' infrastructure bill: President thanks Democrat for running and says wife Gisele is going to be a 'great lady in the Senate' ![]()
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