(Concord, NH) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) applauded today’s announcement that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) will receive a Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act award of $5 million to replace the Rodgers’ Rangers Bridge between Lancaster, NH and Guildhall, VT. Kuster supported passage of the FAST Act in 2015.

Congresswoman Kuster visited the Rodgers’ Rangers Bridge last year on a tour.

“In New Hampshire and across the country aging infrastructure is threatening our economic competitiveness and public safety,” said Congresswoman Kuster. “I’ve consistently fought to get the resources necessary to repair and improve our bridges, roads, and highways in New Hampshire. As I saw firsthand last year, the Rodgers’ Rangers Bridge is in serious need of repair and I’m pleased that the NHDOT has been awarded this grant to replace the bridge. I’ll continue advocating for infrastructure projects like this that will help support public safety and our economy.”  

Congresswoman Kuster has long advocated for increased federal investment in New Hampshire’s transportation network.  Last year, she helped secure a $200 million TIFIA loan to help complete the I-93 project, refurbish red list bridges and repair dilapidated roads around the state. Kuster is also a strong supporter of the Infrastructure 2.0 Act, which would fund federal highway programs through the repatriation of overseas corporate earnings. Additionally, the bill would use this same funding source to create a national infrastructure bank to finance state and local infrastructure projects and reform federal taxation of overseas corporate earnings to prevent companies from exploiting foreign tax havens.  

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