The US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity call for applications for the competitive Bridge Investment Program established under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program will provide US$12.5 billion over five years, with nearly US$2.4 billion available in the Fiscal Year 2022 to help plan, replace, rehabilitate, protect and preserve some of the USA’s largest bridges. 

The Bridge Investment Program is a competitive, discretionary program with the aim to repair, rehabilitate or replace existing bridges across the country to reduce the number of bridges in poor condition or at risk of becoming in poor condition. In an attempt to make it easier to advance bridge projects at the local level, the FHWA will also accept applications directly from the metropolitan planning organizations and local and tribal governments.