WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
In an effort to upgrade Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure and improve connectivity and mobility, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation today announced $33 million in new federal funding is coming to the Ocean State in the form of Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants.
Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced that Rhode Island is getting $25 million for the Providence Transit Center and $8 million for the Mount Hope Bridge Rehabilitation Project. These federal investments will help fund necessary transportation improvements.
The Rhode Island Public T...