WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Rhode Island’s network of bike paths will soon be expanded.

The state Department of Transportation is set to break ground on a new segment of the Blackstone River Bikeway on Tuesday morning.

A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. at Cold Spring Park in Woonsocket and will be attended by DOT director Peter Alviti, state Department of Environmental Management director Janet Coit, Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and other federal, state and local officials.

Three extensions of the Blackstone Bikeway are being funded by the $35-million “Green Economy Bond” that was overwhelmingly approved by voters a year ago. The projects will add 2.6 miles to the bike path in Pawtucket, Central Falls, Cumberland, Woonsocket and North Smithfield.

The South County Bike Path was awarded $3.35 million in bond money to fund two projects: one connection to the University of Rhode Island and another to the Narragansett Community Center.

A series of smaller bike path projects also received funding.