“Securing such a substantial grant was no easy feat. It required collaboration across political divides and between various levels of government,” Landon Zimmer, Division 3 appointee to the N.C. Board of Transportation, writes in an op-ed for the Greater Wilmington Business Journal.
- “The vision and commitment of the Biden-Harris Administration to infrastructure investment in 2021 were pivotal, as were the bipartisan efforts of North Carolina’s Democratic House members and Republican Senators.”
- “Locally, discussions about exploring alternative funding sources, such as tolling the bridge, sparked intense debate. Ultimately, the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization recognized tolling as a strategic means to secure critical federal funding for the bridge replacement.“
