Gov. Dan McKee speaks a hastily called 5 p.m. press conference at the Rhode Island State House on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Rhode Island Department of Transportation Peter Alviti Jr. is at center and Senior Deputy Chief of Staff Joseph Almond is far right. (Photo by Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current)
There’s one less uncertainty surrounding the Washington Bridge demolition and rebuild, with the state securing the $221 million in federal funding, Gov. Dan McKee announced in a press conference Thursday.
Much like the hastily put-together press event, for which reporters were notified 15 minutes prior, confirmation of the federal grant money came abruptly — with the grant agreement signed digitally at 3:04 p.m. Thursday, according to a copy obtained by Rhode Island Current…