{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-secures-47-million-federal-grant-for-mercer-county-to-replace-100-year-old-lincoln-avenue-bridge-in-trenton", "Booker Secures $47 Million Federal Grant for Mercer County to Replace 100-Year-Old Lincoln Avenue Bridge in Trenton", "2024-10-31", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "NEWARK N.J. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced $47 million in federal funding to replace the nearly century-old Lincoln Avenue Bridge in Trenton, New Jersey. This funding was awarded to Mercer County through the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration\u2019s (FHWA) Bridge Investment Program (BIP). Senator Booker strongly advocated for Mercer County\u2019s grant application, providing letters of support for three consecutive years, including in January of this year.\n\nThis grant is part of a new round of funding through President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will build, repair, and modernize regionally significant bridges in 19 states. The FWHA announced nearly $635 million total for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects with the funding for the Lincoln Avenue Bridge being the fourth largest award in this announcement.\n\nThe County\u2019s Lincoln Avenue Bridge Replacement Project will include the construction of a new bridge over Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor Rail Line, an inactive rail yard, and Assunpink Creek, which is a tributary of the Delaware River. The bridge, which was built in 1931 and has served Trenton\u2019s communities for decades, is now close to structural failure and in need of urgent replacement.\n\n\u201cThe Lincoln Avenue Bridge has served Trenton\u2019s residents for generations but has now reached the end of its lifespan,\u201d said Senator Booker. \u201cI am proud to have helped secure this unprecedented $47 million investment to replace this century-old bridge, and ensure everyone in Mercer County has access to safe and reliable infrastructure for years to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am so excited to announce this significant investment from the Biden-Harris Administration to improve the Lincoln Avenue Bridge,\u201d said Rep. Watson Coleman. \u201cThis funding will improve the safety, reliability, and durability of the Lincoln Ave bridge, which thousands of Trentonians cross daily, whether to get to work, pick up their kids, run to the grocery store, attend school, or meet up with friends. I\u2019m incredibly grateful to the Biden-Harris Administration, Secretary Buttigieg, Mercer County, and the City of Trenton for their partnership.\u201d\n\n\u201cI want to thank Senator Booker and Congresswoman Watson Coleman for partnering with us to procure the largest infrastructure grant in Mercer County history. For nearly a century The Lincoln Avenue Bridge has tied together neighborhoods in our Capital City, and by replacing the aging structure we ensure that this corridor remains safe and accessible to Trenton residents for generations to come. We\u2019re excited to kick off another major public works project for Mercer County, and we look forward to using local labor to build under a Project Labor Agreement,\u201d said Mercer County Executive Dan Benson.", 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://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-secures-47-million-federal-grant-for-mercer-county-to-replace-100-year-old-lincoln-avenue-bridge-in-trenton"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4412151649594307, "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"}