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Project to revamp Wright Brothers interchange, widen portion of I-380 now fully funded
$57.3 million federal grant propels project forward; bid letting, construction to begin in 2024
Traffic moves along Interstate 380 just south of Highway 30 in May 2023. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT
An extensive Corridor highway improvement project that includes widening a five-mile section of Interstate 380 to three lanes and rebuilding the I-380 interchange with Wright Brothers Boulevard is now fully funded, and construction on the project is expected to begin in 2024.
The newest funding for the $140 million project comes from a $57.3 million grant announced Dec. 8 from the bipartisan federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which…
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