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Repairs to Newport’s Cliff Walk remain out of reach

DANGER PRONE: The seawall that holds up the Cliff Walk south of Narragansett Avenue has been damaged by erosion and that section of the walk has been closed for nearly three years. A dispute over federal funding has created uncertainty about the repair. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY
DANGER PRONE: The seawall that holds up the Cliff Walk south of Narragansett Avenue has been damaged by erosion and that section of the walk has been closed for nearly three years. A dispute over federal funding has created uncertainty about the repair. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Newport’s Cliff Walk is in a battle against the sea – needing millions of dollars for crucial repairs – and a new conflict in getting the federal government to disburse that money has emerged. Now city and tourism officials have written off any hope that the historic attraction will be fixed in time for the

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