Tag: Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act
R.I. Infrastructure Bank provides $1.4M to study PFAS in drinking water
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has awarded a $1.4 million grant to the University of Rhode Island’s Cooperative Extension to continue its...
R.I. gets $60.1M in federal funding for public transportation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $60.1 million in federal funding to enhance public transportation across the state, the state's congressional delegation announced Wednesday.
The...
State adding 2 EV charging stations along I-95 to create “Alternative...
PROVIDENCE – New electric vehicle charging stations are being installed at two park-and-ride locations in Rhode Island as part of the first phase of the...
Study: R.I. ranked 11th in nation for transportation funding use
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 11th nationally for its use of transportation funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to a study...
R.I. launches $2.6M Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources on Tuesday launched the $2.6 million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program.
The program is supported by...
Route 114 project finished three years earlier than originally planned
EAST PROVIDENCE – The state has completed the $11 million repaving of a 5-mile stretch of Route 114 here and in Barrington three years...
R.I. gets $23M in federal funding to expand electric vehicle charging...
PROVIDENCE – The state is putting the pedal to the medal on electric vehicles after receiving the federal green light – and nearly a...
New clean-energy incentives not enough
The Inflation Reduction Act is stuffed with subsidies for everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps, and incentives for just about every form of...
Federal funding sparks conflict between R.I. transportation projects, climate goals
PROVIDENCE – A $750 million injection of federal funds for state transportation improvement projects has become the latest flashpoint in conflict over climate change...
100 R.I. infrastructure projects to be accelerated with federal funding
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday said the state will use federal money to accelerate more than 100 infrastructure projects.
Rhode Island received...