State gets an additions $19.5M in infrastructure funding

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is getting more than $19 million in additional federal funding for transportation infrastructure upgrades.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed in a statement Sunday said this $19.5 million comes on top of the nearly $306 million for bridge, highway, and mass transit programs the state has already received this year.

The additional funds will benefit several Rhode Island Department of Transportation road maintenance, bridge repairs, and traffic safety projects.

Reed says the funding will help to modernize and improve Rhode Island’s infrastructure.

The department will commit the funds to specific projects by Sept. 27.