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MORE OF THE SAME: Walkers heading south on the Newport Cliff Walk in 2023 are stopped at Narragansett Avenue by fencing because part of the historic walk collapsed in 2022. Little has changed since then. PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs

Focus 07/17/2026

For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...

URI gets $210K for Cliff Walk project, coastal resilience

News Story 02/17/2026

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received $210,000 from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation to better protect against storm-driven erosion and...

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

Repairs to Newport’s Cliff Walk remain out of reach

Focus 02/28/2025

Newport’s Cliff Walk is in a battle against the sea – needing millions of dollars for crucial repairs – and a new conflict in...

Section of iconic oceanside Newport Cliff Walk collapses

Hospitality & Tourism 03/04/2022

NEWPORT (AP) – A stretch of the iconic oceanside Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island has been closed to the public after a 20-foot...

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