{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cleaver-announces-nearly-40-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law", "Rep. Cleaver Announces Nearly $40 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Awarded to Kansas City for Bridge Repairs and Replacement", "2024-10-28", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Emanuel Cleaver", "C001061", "cleaver.house.gov", "cleaver", "https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "(Kansas City, MO) \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $39,934,854 from the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Kansas City to improve bridge infrastructure across the metro area. The federal funding will enable the repair and replacement of nine aged and deteriorating bridges within Kansas City, enhancing traffic safety, alleviating congestion, and creating good-paying jobs throughout the region.\n\n\u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has led to historic investment in the heartland and continues to build a brighter future for communities throughout the Kansas City,\u201d said Congressman Cleaver. \u201cNot only will this $40 million investment increase traffic safety and alleviate congestion for Missouri drivers, but it will drive further economic development and create more good-paying jobs for workers in the region. While I may have been the only Representative from Missouri to support the law that made this funding possible, I hope we can all celebrate the benefits it continues to bring to Missouri families.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, Congressman Cleaver called on the Department of Transportation to select the City of Kansas City\u2019s grant application for federal investment. Kansas City intends to utilize the grant funding to repair and replace nine bridges across the city that represent historic connections between neighborhoods, families, and communities. The bridges are heavily used by Missouri drivers and light and heavy freight, carrying nearly 53,000 vehicles per day and connecting community members to critical jobs, goods, recreation, and services. All nine bridges selected for repair are currently load-restricted and/or rated as \u201cpoor\u201d or deteriorating.\n\nThe sites subject to repair include:\n\n112th Street over Fishing River\n\nPleasant Valley Road over Big Shoal Creek\n\n12th Street over Big Blue River\n\nBelleview Avenue over Brush Creek\n\nRoanoke Parkway over Brush Creek\n\nBenton Boulevard over Brush Creek\n\nElmwood Avenue over Brush Creek\n\nGregory Boulevard over Big Blue River\n\nHillcrest Road over Small Creek", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cleaver-announces-nearly-40-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6373170763254166, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}