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R.I. gets $251.1M grant for 15 Bridges project

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Transportation has authorized a $251.1 million federal grant for the state’s 15 Bridges project, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

Contractor named for Washington Bridge rebuild; completion expected by November 2028

PROVIDENCE – Walsh Construction Co. II LLC has been awarded a $339 million contract to rebuild the Washington Bridge with the project expected to...
HOMEWARD BOUND: Passengers disembark from a commuter train at the Pawtucket-Central Falls station on a recent weekday afternoon. The train arrived from Boston. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

RIDING THE RAILS: Is $63M train station helping to put Pawtucket...

The train platform at the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is bustling, and longtime Pawtucket resident Charlie Zechel is among the dozens of people waiting...
OPPOSED: Randall Rose, a member of the Kennedy Plaza Resilience Coalition, is pictured in front of one of the parcels next to the train station recommended for a new R.I. Public Transit Authority hub.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...

In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...

Officials celebrate groundbreaking on $144M ‘Missing Move’ Quonset ramp project

NORTH KINGSTOWN – State and local leaders on Monday joined the R.I. Department of Transportation and the Quonset Development Corp. to break ground on...
PASSENGERS GET ON a R.I. Public Transit Authority bus at Kennedy Plaza in Providence. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Long-term proposals to close RIPTA’s shortfall could face a rough road

While the officials controlling the state's purse strings can point to budget deficits, lagging ridership levels and late efficiency studies as reasons not to...

Providence becomes American Cruise Lines’ new port of call

PROVIDENCE – For the first time in four years, cruise tourism will return to Rhode Island’s capital city. Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Thursday that...
Mary Ann Shallcross Smith

Shallcross Smith earns Barbara C. Burlingame Award from Northern R.I. Chamber

REP. MARY ANN SHALLCROSS SMITH, D-Lincoln, recently received the Barbara C. Burlingame Award from the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes...

RIDOT abruptly closes Laurel Street Bridge in Hopkinton

HOPKINTON – Motorists who frequently travel over the Laurel Street Bridge will now have to seek detours for the foreseeable future. The R.I. Department of...

Hundreds of state workers still await merit raises. McKee’s cabinet heads...

Denise Robinson’s role at the R.I. Department of Transportation has changed dramatically since she started 36 years ago. New technology and updated government regulations...
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