Rhode Island secures $220 Million for Washington Bridge replacement

The effort to replace the westbound Washington Bridge received a $95,589,533 INFRA grant, announced by U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, totaling $220.98 million in federal funding.

The new grant comes on top of a $125.39 million grant the state was awarded in September, bringing the total amount of federal funding for the project to $220.98 million, which fully funds the state’s request. [...] Read full article.