Tag: infrastructure
Our aging infrastructure is under pressure from climate change
The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction...
McKee eyes infrastructure upgrades at Port of Galilee
NARRAGANSETT – Rodman Sykes says the docks that his fishing vessels tie up to at the Port of Galilee have taken a beating over...
100 R.I. infrastructure projects to be accelerated with federal funding
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday said the state will use federal money to accelerate more than 100 infrastructure projects.
Rhode Island received...
McKee: R.I. ‘resilient and full of opportunity’
PROVIDENCE – Standing before a masked audience at the Statehouse, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday struck a hopeful tone in promising to push...
Look past election year for big ideas on pandemic aid
While the health and financial threats posed by an ongoing pandemic remain ever-present in the Ocean State, the General Assembly begins 2022 in the...
Southern took her own route in transportation career
With a career in transportation planning, engineering and design in both rural and urban settings, Valerie Southern learned a lot before setting out on...
Top R.I. legislators confident recreational marijuana will pass ‘overwhelmingly’ in upcoming...
PROVIDENCE – After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders say they're nearly ready to introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana that will have...
Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden plans to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit,...
Governor’s panel: Infrastructure investment needs sustainability
PROVIDENCE - Investing in the state's infrastructure and transportation projects requires a financial plan for maintaining their sustainability for the long-term, according to industry...
Raimondo: R.I. ‘in a good, stable place’
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo delivered what's expected to be her final State of the State address virtually on Wednesday, focusing mostly on...
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