Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
Henderson Bridge traffic to be reduced to two lanes for two...
PROVIDENCE – The Henderson Bridge, a major east-west artery carrying commuters from East Providence into downtown Providence will be constricted to one travel lane...
6-10 project on track despite dust-up over soil
The $410 million reconstruction of the Route 6-10 connector in Providence is on time and within budget, with one of the project’s major features...
Providence announces $17M budget for Kennedy Plaza redesign
PROVIDENCE – Amid plans to shift a majority of buses out of Kennedy Plaza the city of Providence is forging ahead with a $16.8...
Five Questions With: John J. Igliozzi
John J. Igliozzi is the Ward 7 councilman and majority whip for the Providence City Council, and also serves as chairman of the council...
A routing interest: Planned downtown busing overhaul pits riders, other groups...
The ghosts of past public-transit plans have found their final resting place in a cardboard box in the office of Rhode Island Public Transit...
RIDOT must do more to prove new city bus plan is...
R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. is right when he says state and Providence officials have spent too many years spinning their...
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...
R.I. authorizes 40-year lease for property at Pawtucket/Central Falls rail station
PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island’s State Properties Committee this week authorized a 40-year lease between the R.I. Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the Rhode Island...
RIPTA: New multihub bus system increases transfers for 1% of riders
PROVIDENCE – A proposal for a new, decentralized bus system in Providence will have little effect on the number of transfers riders have to...
Waterfront Revival: East Providence advances redevelopment, but some plans spark opposition
Nearly 20 years after East Providence started to reclaim 300 acres of its defunct industrial waterfront, new construction is changing the city’s landscape.
Although the...
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