Kelly, Sinema Announce Over $27.5 Million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investment to Enhance Safety Along the I-40 Window Rock and Lupton Traffic Interchange

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides $27,507,200 to replace four Interstate 40 (I-40) rigid-frame concrete bridges built in 1963 that do not meet current geometric design standards

$27,507,200 will be invested to replace four Interstate 40 (I-40) rigid-frame concrete bridges built in 1963 that do not meet current geometric design standards from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law led by Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. 

The Window Rock and Lupton Traffic Interchange Enhancement project received over $27.5 million through the Bridge Investment Program—a program created by Kelly and Sinema’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide funding for bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and protection projects. 

“Arizona’s bridges connect our communities and support our economy—they need to be safe,” said Kelly. “This investment to replace outdated bridges will enhance safety for drivers and residents while supporting trade and creating good-paying jobs. I’m proud to deliver resources through our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make projects like this possible.” 

“Thanks to our bipartisan infrastructure law, we’re investing $27.5 million to enhance safety along I-40 – providing critical access to Window Rock for the Navajo Nation and supporting nearly one-third of the United States goods and services,” said Sinema.  

The Window Rock and Lupton Traffic Interchange Enhancement project—located in Apache County, Arizona, immediately west of the New Mexico border—will replace four I-40 rigid-frame concrete bridges built in 1963 that do not meet current geometric design standards. The project also enhances two transportation interchanges by mitigating substandard vertical clearances, eliminating the impacts of seasonal flooding, improving traffic operations on the crossroads, and improving pedestrian safety.  

The Window Rock and Lupton Traffic Interchange is a key segment of I-40 that provides critical access to the capital of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock. I-40 supports nearly one-third of the United States gross domestic product, facilitating the movement of millions of pounds of transcontinental freight and goods each year. 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $110 billion to repair bridges and roads, including unsafe rural roads, and build new major highway projects.  

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was supported by groups including The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, The National Association of Manufacturers, The AFL-CIO, The National Retail Federation, The Bipartisan Policy Center, North America’s Building Trades Unions, the Outdoor Industry Association, The American Hotel and Lodging Association, The National Education Association, as well as hundreds of mayors across all 50 states.