Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
RIDOT awarded $81M federal grant for freeway connection to Quonset Business...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $81 million in federal funding to build highway ramps that will allow for a smoother...
State officials say Washington Bridge may need to be torn down
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Monday publicly acknowledged that the Washington Bridge may need to be torn down and rebuilt, depending on the findings...
PBN debuts 2024 Book of Lists
PROVIDENCE – More than 200 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate Providence networking with one another, as well as obtaining...
McKee vows to raise incomes, shore up health care system, cut...
PROVIDENCE – Striking a note of optimism in the face of future deficits and the absence of unprecedented federal dollars in recent years, Gov....
RIDOT launches webpage providing statewide bridge status updates
PROVIDENCE – A newly launched webpage will provide public access to current status and condition reports on all Ocean State bridges.
The webpage, announced last week by the R.I. Department of Transportation, includes...
Storm brings high winds, widespread flooding across state
PROVIDENCE – The state is cleaning up once again from another powerful storm two days after it endured its first major snowfall in two...
State braces for first significant snowstorm since 2022
PROVIDENCE – A winter weather system is expected to slam into the state this weekend with the potential for significant snow accumulation and high...
Temporary Bristol-Providence ferry service to end Jan. 19
PROVIDENCE – Citing low ridership and high costs in running it, the temporary ferry operating from Bristol to Providence to help alleviate congestion on...
Free ferry service to continue into the new year
PROVIDENCE – The free ferry service between Bristol and Providence will continue into the new year, according to a Wednesday announcement by the R.I....
Bristol-Providence ferry opens with few passengers; contract could be shortened
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation said as of noon Thursday that 35 people had taken the free ferry service between Bristol and...