U.S. Sen. Grassley Announces $64 Million to Replace Iowa Bridges, Includes Almost 20 in North/Northeast Iowa

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has announced Iowa will receive over $64 million in federal aid from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help replace 67 bridges and culverts in poor condition across Iowa, including almost 20 projects in north/northeast Iowa.

Grassley says the state’s varied forms of motorized transportation contribute to the wear-and-tear on Iowa bridges.

The Iowa DOT will receive almost $35 million through the “Better Bridges Brighter Opportunity” program to replace two bridges that are State-owned, 28 county-owned and three city-owned. Seven projects are in northeast Iowa, with two each in Chickasaw, Mitchell, and Bremer counties, and one in Allamakee County.

The Iowa DOT was awarded just over $30 million through the “Bridges to Prosperity” program to replace three bridges that are state-owned, 27 are county-owned, and four are city-owned. A dozen projects are in north Iowa, including two in Floyd County, one each in Howard, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Worth and Kossuth counties; plus three in Hancock County.

All bridges being replaced are rated in poor condition. 

**Links to more information are available below.

 Counties where projects are located from these grants include: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Cedar, Chickasaw, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmett, Floyd, Guthrie, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Johnson, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Madison, Marion, Mitchell, Monona, Montgomery, Muscatine, Osceola, Page, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Warren, Washington, Webster, Woodbury and Worth.

 Award Details: FY24 & FY25 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP)   

 Project: Better Bridges Brighter Opportunity

Applicant: Iowa Department of Transportation

Grant Amount: $34,690,656

DOT Agency Disbursing Funds: Federal Highway Administration

Description: Replaces 33 bridges under 13 project bundles comprised of 2-3 bridges each. Project parties include the State, 20 counties, and three cities. Two bridges are state-owned, 28 are county-owned and three are city-owned. All bridges are in poor condition.

 Click HERE for the map and list of projects. Read the full application from the Iowa Department of Transportation HERE.

Award Details: FY25 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP)   

 Project: Bridges to Prosperity

Applicant: Iowa Department of Transportation

Grant Amount: $30,309,344

DOT Agency Disbursing Funds: Federal Highway Administration

Description: Replaces 34 bridges under 14 project bundles comprised of 2-4 bridges each. Project parties include the State, 19 counties, and three cities. Three bridges are state-owned, 27 are county-owned, and four are city-owned. All bridges are in poor condition. 

 Click HERE for the map and list of projects. Read the full application from the Iowa Department of Transportation HERE.