Tag: Peter Alviti Jr.
Would you consider taking a bus to work if its availability...
The R.I. Public Transit Authority says it is facing a projected $40 million shortfall for next fiscal year. It’s new board chairman, R.I. Department...
Proposed grant program makes $20M available for road repairs
PROVIDENCE – A municipal grant program in Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget will make $20 million available for road, bridge and...
McKee administration formally appeals ruling against truck tolls
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's administration on Wednesday filed a formal notice that it is appealing a federal judge's order to shut down...
RIDOT celebrates reopening of Cottrell Bridge in Westerly
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation along with state, federal and local officials celebrated the reopening of the Cottrell Bridge in Westerly Monday.
The $5.5 million...
Clock ticking on state to appeal truck tolling stoppage
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge’s decree Sept. 21 ordering stoppage of the state’s tolling of large commercial trucks at 12 gantries throughout Rhode Island...
State breaks ground on $12.9M Airport Connector renovations
WARWICK – Rhode Island’s “welcome mat” – as Gov. Daniel J. McKee describes the 1-mile road – is getting a makeover as part of...
Federal funding sparks conflict between R.I. transportation projects, climate goals
PROVIDENCE – A $750 million injection of federal funds for state transportation improvement projects has become the latest flashpoint in conflict over climate change...
Alviti: ‘This is a big one’; up to 18 inches of...
EAST PROVIDENCE - A powerful winter storm could bring blizzard conditions for Rhode Island and parts of southeastern Massachusetts on Saturday, with an expected...
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...
NWS: Snowstorm ‘overperformed,’ especially in northern R.I.
PROVIDENCE – A winter storm that moved swiftly through the state on Friday hit hardest in northern Rhode Island, where the National Weather Service...
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