Tag: Peter Alviti Jr.
State agencies launch DUI initiative
PROVIDENCE – A new task force has been formed to fight driving under the influence, the R.I. Department of Transportation, R.I. State Police and...
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...
Reduction in this year’s TAP funding leads to questions about state’s...
The recent $37 million cut to funding for the state Transportation Alternative Program has some lawmakers worried that the move sets a precedent that...
R.I. receives additional $19.6M from feds for transportation improvements
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $19.6 million in additional federal funds for transportation infrastructure upgrades this year, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced...
Providence Station to get $25 million in upgrades, renovations
PROVIDENCE – A $25 million upgrade to Providence Station is in the works, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Monday.
The plans for the state’s busiest...
Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opens
PROVIDENCE – The Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opened officially Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The $21.9 million project took more than a decade to come...
Truck tolls roll on despite American Trucking Associations lawsuit, appeal
Coming to a Rhode Island highway near you: “Big Brother,” electronic truck-tolling style.
That may be a cynical way to describe the automated truck-tolling gantries...
RIDOT to receive $3M to further study bringing Amtrak service to...
WARWICK – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive a $2.8 million federal grant to fund further efforts between the state and Amtrak to...
Providence-Newport ferry service to resume in May, Bristol weekend service added
PROVIDENCE – Ferry service from Providence to Newport will resume May 24, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.
RIDOT also announced it will be...
RIDOT construction season to include 77 active projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will have 77 active projects in the 2019 construction season with a combined construction value of $715.6...