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RI Federal & State Officials Outline $110 Million Federal Investment in Planned T.F. Green Airport Improvements
WARWICK, RI - After discussions with key officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), members of Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation, Governor Lincoln Chafee, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, and Peter Frazier, Interim President & CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corpor...
Posted on 10/16/2012 | -
Reed Views Laurel Avenue Bridge Construction
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Posted on 8/16/2012 | -
RIDOT Awarded $760,000 to Encourage Business Development and Improve Bridges
WARWICK, RI - In an effort to improve Rhode Island’s transit system, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative James Langevin today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will receive $760,000 in federal funds from the Federal Highway Admin...
Posted on 8/2/2012 | -
Over $3.3 Million in Federal Funds to Help Reconstruct Pawtucket River Bridge
PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to improve the safety of Rhode Island’s bridges and relieve traffic congestion, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline today announced over $3.34 million in federal funds to help replace the Pawtucket River Bridge on...
Posted on 7/31/2012 | -
RIPTA Awarded $1.22 Million Transit Improvement Grant
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S Senator Jack Reed today announced the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will receive $1.22 million in federal transit improvement grants. RIPTA was awarded $820,000 from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) State of Good Repair grant program to renovate t...
Posted on 7/24/2012 | -
Reed to Join President Obama for Signing of Student Loan Bill
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will join President Barack Obama tomorrow at a White House ceremony as the President signs into law legislation preventing interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students. Reed, who was instrumental in passing an agreement to prev...
Posted on 7/5/2012 | -
Reed: Transportation Bill to Help Pave the Way for RI Road Repairs and More Construction Jobs
The U.S. Senate is poised to approve a transportation bill that will help create and protect construction jobs and give Rhode Island greater surety over federal investment in highway and transit in the state. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the bill will provide Rhode Isl...
Posted on 6/29/2012 |