Tag: infrastructure
New federal funds result in $50M for R.I. bridges
PROVIDENCE – A new federal transportation spending law will deliver $50 million to the state for bridge improvements and repairs, Sen. Jack Reed announced...
DOT preps for massive I-95 viaduct project in 2020
While from outward appearances the reconstruction of the Interstate 95 viaduct through downtown Providence seems to be at a standstill, behind the scenes the...
RIDOT: I-95 Oxford Street Bridge replacement completed ahead of schedule, $500K...
PROVIDENCE — Construction to replace the Oxford Street Bridge on Interstate 95 in the city was completed this week, six months ahead of schedule...
State needs new direction on housing
The Great Recession is often pointed to as when construction of new single-family homes precipitously dropped, and from which the state has yet to...
Prov. schools need major change now
Could a report be more damning?
Commissioned after the spring test score results for students in Providence schools and performed by a team led by...
Financing projects for common good
When Gov. Gina M. Raimondo talks about investing $500 million over a number of years in the state’s crumbling school infrastructure, she is rightly...
Repairing roads is not a free ride
The good news is that the R.I. Department of Transportation expects to spend north of $700 million on projects identified by Gov. Gina M....
Steve Cardi attends Trump State of the Union event
CIRI president was guest of Congressman Jim Langevin.
WARWICK, RI — February 19, 2019 — At the invitation of US Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), CIRI...
Opinion: Conn.’s governor calls for tolls on cars, trucks, reversing position
PROVIDENCE – Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont called for tolling for both trucks and cars in Connecticut in an op-ed in the Connecticut Post Saturday.
Lamont...
Five Questions With Jeffrey Diehl
Jeffrey Diehl | CEO, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
1. How is the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank funded? The bank, a quasi-public corporation, does not...