HOPKINTON – The R.I. Department of Transportation has abandoned pursuit of a $12 million project to create a new travel plaza and welcome center at Exit 1 on Interstate 95. Site problems, including the presence of wetlands and three Narragansett Indian cemeteries, as well as community opposition, were cited by RIDOT Director Peter Alviti Jr.
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