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RIDOT launches webpage providing statewide bridge status updates

PROVIDENCE – A newly launched webpage will provide public access to current status and condition reports on all Ocean State bridges. The webpage, announced last week by the R.I. Department of Transportation, includes...

Rhode Island ranks No. 42 in U.S. in annual highway report

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's roads are showing signs of improvement, despite remaining among the worst in the nation.  The Ocean State’s highways were ranked No....
RHODE ISLAND’S roads are the second worst in the nation, after Hawaii, according to a new report by ConsumerAffairs. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

ConsumerAffairs: R.I. roads 2nd worst in nation

PROVIDENCE – Another year, another near-worst-in-the-nation ranking for Rhode Island’s roads. ConsumerAffairs on Tuesday listed the state second in its ranking of the worst roads...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Transportation is receiving $25 million in federal funding to support a second phase of construction at the new Henderson Bridge, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday. This photo shows the old Henderson Bridge, which has been mostly demolished. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rhode Island gets $47M in federal aid to upgrade the state’s...

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island is getting $47 million in federal funding to upgrade structurally deficient bridges. The R.I. Department of Transportation is in the process...
BAD ROADS: Local communities are responsible for keeping track of their own road-repair projects. An effort in the late 1980s to ensure consistent pavement quality for local roads failed once state funding ran out. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Should the state and local communities develop a system to ensure...

Rhode Island's roads and bridges are annually recognized as being among the nation's worst. The good news is that the state and many local communities...
BAD ROADS: Local communities are responsible for keeping track of their own road-repair projects. An effort in the late 1980s to ensure consistent pavement quality for local roads failed once state funding ran out. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Bad roads should not be permanent part of Rhode Island experience

It’s not hard to find bad roads in Rhode Island, or any other state where winter settles. No local community is immune, though like...
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