St. George • Once exhilarated over the $87.6 million the Biden administration awarded to bridge the divide caused by Interstate 15 bisecting their city, St. George leaders are now lamenting the loss of those funds under the current administration.

St. George officials confirmed Monday that the millions the city and state were slated to receive as part of the federal Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhood program have been axed, a casualty of the passage of President Trump’s massive “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act ” in July.

Awarded in 2024, the money was aimed at paving the way for the construction of underpasses at 400 East and 900 South, which would connect neighborhoods now separated by I-15 and reduce congestion and improve public safety at Dixie High and Dixie Middle schools, whi

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