PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island has won a $251 million federal grant to repair 15 bridges along the I-95 corridor in Providence and Cranston, the state’s congressional delegation announced Friday.
The money from the federal Bridge Investment Program — established under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law — is separate from the state’s request for a $221 million federal “Mega” grant to help pay for the new westbound Washington Bridge. That request is pending.
Separately, Massachusetts officials announced Friday that the Bay State is being awarded nearly $1 billion to repair the Cape Cod bridges, also funded by the Bridge Investment Program.
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