Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
R.I. nets $5M for East Bay Bike Path bridges
BARRINGTON – The potential replacement of two East Bay Bike Path bridges will receive a $5 million boost from the $1.5 trillion federal spending...
RIPTA touts benefits of new downtown bus hub in first community...
PROVIDENCE – After outrage over the lack of public input on a prior downtown transit proposal, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority stressed the...
RIPTA riders say Kennedy Plaza remains best option for downtown bus...
PROVIDENCE - An indoor transit center on Dorrance Street has been widely viewed as the most popular plan to replace the aging, and at...
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...
Who’s making decisions on new bus hub?
When virtual hearings on proposals for a new downtown Providence transit hub begin on Feb. 24, they will not include a contested multihub plan...
RIDOT announces upcoming hearings on downtown bus hub
PROVIDENCE – Critics who decried the lack of public input over a state agency's plans to overhaul the downtown Providence transit system will finally...
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...
Proposed $247M Amtrak station at Warwick airport draws mixed reaction
A proposed Amtrak stop at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport has public transit advocates and members of the business community divided over whether...
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...
McKee to commit over $150M to climate change initiatives in proposed...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Wednesday that he will be committing more than $150 million that is earmarked for a series of...
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