SBA loans available for local businesses affected by bridge closure

Updated at 3:07 p.m.

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE, right, and R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. provided an update on the Washington Bridge response on Thursday, announcing they are working to secure federal loans to eligible small businesses and nonprofits. / SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF WPRI

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island business owners will be eligible for low-interest loans provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration to recoup lost revenue due to the closure of the westbound lanes of Interstate 195 across the Washington Bridge, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Thursday. The R.I. Emergency Management Agency sent a letter requesting so-called economic

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