U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED, along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. David N. Cicilline, announced $1.2 million in federal funding to help upgrade the pier in Bristol that is used by the Prudence Island Ferry. / COURTESY JACK F. REED
BRISTOL – The town of Bristol will receive $1.2 million to rehabilitate the north and south walls of Prudence Island Ferry Dock Pier from the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Sens. Jack F. Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline announced Monday. The funds come from the U.S. DOT’s Passenger Ferry Grant…