Cape Cod bridge replacements face uncertainty amid White House funding pause

Federal freeze leaves Canal Bridge funding uncertain

BOURNE – Federal funding is uncertain for the Cape Cod Canal Bridges replacement project after the Trump Administration announced freezes for megaprojects nationwide. Director of the Office of Management and Budget for President Donald Trump, Russell Vought, announced in a tweet a freeze on $11 billion in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects citing the […] The post Federal freeze leaves Canal Bridge funding uncertain appeared first on CapeCod.c…

Federal funding pause poses new threat to Cape bridge projects

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What to know about the possible pause on funding for the Cape Cod bridges

The Trump administration said Friday that it had paused $11 billion in funding for infrastructure projects in some Democratic-led cities, including Boston, raising concerns about the status of $600 million pledged to help replace the two Cape Cod bridges.However, questions remained about the flow of money after state officials said they received no official notice of the decision.

Cape Cod bridge replacements face uncertainty amid White House funding pause

Massachusetts officials said the new Cape bridges are believed to be among $11 billion in projects being paused by the White House.

Feds freeze funding for Cape Cod’s aging bridges due to government shutdown - The Boston Globe

Trump administration freezes funding putting Cape Cod bridge replacements in flux

Trump administration pauses $11 billion in USACE projects including Cape Cod Bridges amid shutdown - Boston News, Weather, Sports

The White House Office of Management and Budget’s announced Friday that the Trump Administration is pausing $11 billion in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects, including for the Cape Cod Bridges amid the ongoing government shutdown. All of the projects paused are in states that did not vote for President Trump. Governor Maura Healey, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ed Markey, and Congressman Bill Keating issued a joint statement Frid…