PAWTUCKET, R.I. – A new soccer-specific stadium for a club that will compete in the USL Championship was announced Monday as the centerpiece of what will be the largest economic development project in the history of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

The $400 million Tidewater Landing project was unveiled by Governor Gina Raimondo, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien and USL Chief Operating Officer Justin Papadakis and is set to transform Pawtucket’s waterfront with hundreds of thousands of square feet of new development that will also include expanded waterfront access through a riverwalk park connecting downtown to the currently underutilized riverfront, a new pedestrian bridge, and other key infrastructure upgrades.

“The Tidewater Landing project is a game changer for the State of Rhode Island, the City of Pawtucket and its passionate soccer community,” said Papadakis. “We are thrilled to bring professional soccer to this great state and city. A USL Championship club to call its own in a world-class stadium will be a tremendous community asset and will unite all Rhode Islanders around a common cause.”