Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
Newport City Council to vet settlement claim with RIDOT over land...
NEWPORT – The Newport City Council on Wednesday will meet in executive session to discuss a potential vote to approve an financial settlement with...
RIDOT gets $15M federal grant for 206 new EV charging stations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to install 206 electric vehicle charging stations across the...
McKee legal team: Washington Bridge lawsuit ‘against responsible parties’ is coming
PROVIDENCE – After poring over 100,000 pages of documents for weeks, Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s legal team said Friday that it has decided to...
Will McKee’s low job approval rating remain a problem for next...
The partial closure of the Washington Bridge and the need to rebuild it may be causing headaches for commuters and nearby businesses, but the...
RIDOT wants to know why no one filed a bid to...
State transportation officials hit two milestones last week in the continuing saga that is the replacement of the westbound Washington Bridge.
The R.I. Department of...
Request for information regarding failed Washington Bridge RFP released
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation on Friday released a Request for Information on the state’s bidding portal, soliciting engineering and public infrastructure...
RIDOT gets $251M in federal funding for bridge repairs along I-95...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation is receiving $251.1 million in federal funding to repair or replace 15 bridges along the Interstate 95...
Decision on filing Washington Bridge lawsuits expected in August
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's legal team is poring over more than 100,000 pages of documents in preparation for its decision in the...
State taking new approach to Washington Bridge project; timeline, cost unclear
PROVIDENCE – After receiving no bids for the contract to design and build a replacement for the deteriorated westbound side of the Washington Bridge,...
Are you concerned that the state did not receive bids to...
The R.I. Department of Transportation on July 3 said the state did not receive any bids by that day’s deadline for a $300 million-plus...