Investing in Port and Water Infrastructure
- Initiated construction on Terminal 5, the rehabilitation of Pier 1, and a dredging project at the Port of Davisville to expand berthing capacity and modernize the port’s infrastructure. Additionally, the Quonset Development Corporation has commenced activities to support the anticipated growth of offshore wind project cargo and logistics. These efforts are backed by a $90 million appropriation proposed by the Governor.
- Approved $73.3 million for upgrading essential infrastructure at the Port of Galilee, the hub of Rhode Island’s commercial fishing industry. These upgrades were planned under the lens of resiliency, increasing the height of the bulkheads to protect the port from rising sea levels and storm surge.
- Advanced $132 million in Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) projects, leveraging an historic investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This includes $127 million for the Narragansett Bay Commission’s capital improvement program and $2.3 million for the replacement of a road pump station in Woonsocket.
- Advanced $36.5 million in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) projects, leveraging an historic investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This includes $26 million for the East Providence Cleaning and Lining Phase V Water System and $5 million for the Woonsocket Fixed Network AMI System.
- Continued implementing the historic $142.9 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to remove lead service lines (LSL) in our state, including a $26.3 million loan to the Providence Water Supply Board to remove LSLs in the city. This will help us meet the goal laid out in the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act to replace all public and private lead service lines in Rhode Island within a decade.
- Included $21.9 million from general revenues to provide the 20 percent state match for federal clean and drinking water programs through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank in the Governor’s FY 2022 budget.