Mineta announces $11 million grant to reduce congestion in Washington, DC - Management and Administration - Department of Transportation Norman Mineta - Brief Article

Public Roads, July-August, 2002

DOT Secretary Norman Y Mineta announced $11 million in Federal discretionary funds to improve safety and reduce congestion on the 14th Street bridges connecting Washington, DC, and northern Virginia on heavily traveled 1-395. U.S. Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia and DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton joined the Secretary at the Jefferson Memorial for the May 13 announcement.

Under the 14th Street Bridges project, safety improvements will be made to the interchanges where 1-395 meets the bridges from the Virginia and the District of Columbia sides and to the nearby Humpback Bridge on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, which intersects 1-395. The overall project also includes access improvements to the Columbia Island Marina on the parkway and improvements on roads within the District of Columbia.

The 14th Street Bridges project is eligible for funding under the Public Lands Discretionary Funding Program, one of several discretionary funding categories administered by FHWA.