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On Tuesday, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to award a large grant to increase broadband access in Utah. The state will receive $317 million in a Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program grant as a part of President Joe Biden’s initiative of “Internet for All.” “I was proud to help lead negotiations of the bipartisan infrastructure bill to secure needed resources for Utah,” he said.

The money comes from the $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in November 2021

Deseret News Opinion: Why Sen. Romney says the negotiated infrastructure plan would benefit Utah It is estimated that 62 bridges and more than 2,064 miles of highway in Utah are in poor condition Share this story Cheryl Diaz Meyer Looking around our communities, it’s not uncommon to see roads, bridges and other infrastructure in need of serious repair. And as one of the country’s fastest growing states, Utah is also in need of additional infrastructure. For years — decades, even — elected officials have asserted that we needed to turn our attention toward our nation’s aging infrastr...