Obstruction Pays? Big Federal Grant for I-83 Bridge Replacement in PA

When eight municipalities near the I-83 John Harris Memorial Bridge filed their lawsuit against the Major Bridge P3 Initiative, they could not possibly have imagined just how successful their attempt at obstruction would be. The 64-year-old I-83 bridge was one of nine bridges statewide that the initiative would replace, but their lawsuit won a temporary injunction stopping the Major Bridge P3 in May 2022. It was just the first in a chain of court rulings and legislative moves that would not only cancel the toll funding originally slated to pay for their new bridge, but would end this month with the project getting a $500 million federal grant to fund the project.

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