Hoeven Helps Secure $24 Million For I-94 Reconstruction East of Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $24 million grant to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the I-94 State of Good Repair Project. As a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, Hoeven: Worked to make the funding available under the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. Along with the North Dakota delegation, made the case to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for supporting the project, which will reconstruct 10 miles of Interstate 94 east of Bismarck, improving the safe transportation of people and freight in the region. “Interstate 94 is a critical corridor for North Dakota, supporting safe travel to communities across the state and helping to move the vast amount of ag and energy commodities our state produces. We worked to secure this $24 million award to enable the reconstruction of this important roadway near our capital city and support a better transportation system for the region,” said Hoeven. -###-