Tag: Peter Alviti
Heavy rains cause massive flooding across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads across the state on Labor Day continued on...
Winter storm warning issued for R.I.; morning commute affected
PROVIDENCE – A winter storm warning has been issued for most of Rhode Island and parts of southeastern Massachusetts for Friday, with an expected...
Elorza: RIDOT request to halt South Water Street bike lane ‘dubious...
PROVIDENCE – The city is moving full speed ahead with construction of a bike lane along South Water Street despite a warning from the...
Bond deadline puts pressure on RIDOT bus hub plan as opponents...
PROVIDENCE – The clock is ticking in earnest on efforts to revitalize a languishing downtown public transit system, with a Nov. 4 deadline to...
Closed bike bridges a rallying point for ‘active transportation’ advocates
The 18-month closure of two crucial bridges on the East Bay Bike Path has become a symbol of a larger problem in Rhode Island...
RIDOT taps brakes on bus hub plan
After insisting for months that the proposal to split up the Kennedy Plaza bus hub had already received adequate vetting and opportunity for public...
Providence City Council joins opposition to RIDOT bus hub plan
PROVIDENCE – The City Council has joined a growing number of opponents concerned over plans to divide up the R.I. Public Transit Authority bus...
PBN on WJAR-TV, April 9, 2019
One-third of the way through a 10-year plan to fix crumbling roads and worst-in-the-nation bridges, is RhodeWorks working?
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...
Building bridges to safer travel
Peter Alviti Jr., the four-year director of the R.I. Department of Transportation, is overseeing 77 active construction projects through the RhodeWorks program.
Proposed by Gov....
RIDOT awards autonomous vehicle service contract to Mich.-based company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to May Mobility Inc. to provide a limited and controlled automated vehicle service...
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