Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
RIPTA once again counts on McKee to fill its budget gap
After a year of trimming its finances to try to stave off job cuts, the R.I. Public Transit Authority still faces a nearly $14...
Two years later, life goes on for Rhode Islanders as they...
Mitchell Check Jr. had just gotten off the phone after ordering a new shipment of white carnations for his family’s Taunton Avenue flower shop...
Alviti defends RIDOT, blames private contractors for Washington Bridge failure
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on Thursday defended the agency he has led since 2015 and layed blame for...
General Assembly leaders to put witnesses under oath at Washington Bridge...
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Valarie J. Lawson said a joint hearing on the 2023 failure of the Washington...
Does R.I. need more legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
Democratic Statehouse leaders say they will schedule legislative hearings on Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration’s handling of the Washington Bridge shutdown in 2023.
The General...
URI panel approves campus plan that includes new buildings, pedestrian pathways
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island's board of trustees has approved a 20-year plan with new buildings and pedestrian pathways that will...
A lot riding on future of truck tolls
Rhode Island officials are banking on collecting $10 million in trucking tolls this fiscal year, but it appears the state may still be months...
RIPTA board approves revised service cuts
PROVIDENCE – After months of public outcry against service cuts, the R.I Public Transit Authority board on Thursday voted nearly unanimously to approve a...
State’s ‘relevant market area law’ extends past border, R.I. Supreme Court...
Can a “relevant market area” in Rhode Island’s general law extend beyond the state’s borders?
A federal appeals panel in Boston posed this very question...
Cash-strapped RIPTA unveils massive service cuts across the state to board
To cover a $10 million deficit, the R.I. Public Transit Authority on Thursday laid out a wide-ranging plan for service cuts.
And just how deep...
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