Tag: Peter Alviti Jr.
McKee: Feds investigating Washington Bridge shutdown
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General are investigating the state’s handling of the Washington Bridge closure,...
RIDOT awarded $81M federal grant for freeway connection to Quonset Business...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $81 million in federal funding to build highway ramps that will allow for a smoother...
State officials say Washington Bridge may need to be torn down
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Monday publicly acknowledged that the Washington Bridge may need to be torn down and rebuilt, depending on the findings...
PBN debuts 2024 Book of Lists
PROVIDENCE – More than 200 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate Providence networking with one another, as well as obtaining...
Temporary Bristol-Providence ferry service to end Jan. 19
PROVIDENCE – Citing low ridership and high costs in running it, the temporary ferry operating from Bristol to Providence to help alleviate congestion on...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, Dec. 2023
1. Road, bridge contractor Cardi Corp. going out of business POSTED ONLINE: DEC. 14 Cardi Corp., a significant player in taxpayer-funded road projects across...
Free ferry service to continue into the new year
PROVIDENCE – The free ferry service between Bristol and Providence will continue into the new year, according to a Wednesday announcement by the R.I....
McKee must be in step with public on bridge review
After some early missteps, the McKee administration’s response to the Dec. 11 Washington Bridge closing has improved.
The administration was clearly caught off-guard by the...
McKee: I-195 land being considered for RIPTA terminal site
Does the R.I. Public Transit Authority have a new contender for an improved, centralized bus depot? Gov. Daniel J. McKee certainly thinks so.
State officials...
State adding 2 EV charging stations along I-95 to create “Alternative...
PROVIDENCE – New electric vehicle charging stations are being installed at two park-and-ride locations in Rhode Island as part of the first phase of the...