Mountain State Times

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, announced $87.5 million to replace the Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River in Brooke County.

The funding for WVDOT Division of Highways comes through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), established in the EPW Committee’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which was included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in 2021.

“As we wrote and negotiated the infrastructure bill in the EPW Committee, we made it a priority to provide specific funding to repair and replace major bridges like the Market Street Bridge, which is a crucial thoroughfare for workers, residents, and visitors in our state every day,” Ranking Member Capito said. “Replacing the Market Street Bridge is a major win for the safety and future growth of West Virginia, and I’m proud to help deliver this significant amount of funding to address a critical infrastructure need for our state, especially having heard from so many residents and community leaders who stressed how critical this project is for the area.”

In January 2024, Senator Capito also wrote a letter of support to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg advocating for federal funding to replace the Market Street Bridge.