The funding is about $100 million short of what the state had been seeking, although federal officials said they're working to get more.

Rhode Island is set to receive over $125 million in federal grant money to help replace the Washington Bridge.

Rhode Island will receive $125 million in federal funding toward replacing the westbound side of the Washington Bridge.

Rhode Island has been awarded a $125.4 million federal grant to help replace the derelict westbound Interstate 195 Washington Bridge, the state's congressional delegation said Friday. The U.S. Department of Transportation "Mega" grant will pay a chunk of the cost,

A day after demolition work on the Washington Bridge was abruptly halted to "preserve evidence" for the state's ongoing lawsuit.