Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
RIDOT request to restrict access of truckers to 14 roads is...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation was rebuffed on Thursday in its effort to force tractor-trailer trucks to avoid sections of 14 state...
Five Questions With: Jillian Finkle
Jillian Finkle is the coordinator of the Broad Street Regeneration Initiative, which is a project tying together three communities in the Blackstone Valley: Pawtucket,...
Statehouse lawn identified as potential site for bus hub
PROVIDENCE – State officials are eyeing the Statehouse lawn as a development site.
It is one of two public spaces newly identified as the state’s...
RIDOT’s RhodeWorks wins regional award
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation’s RhodeWorks infrastructure repair plan won an award for the “Best Use of Technology Innovation” large project category...
Five Questions With: Joseph J. Solomon Jr.
Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr., D-Warwick, late in the General Assembly session this year introduced legislation that would preserve the open space of the...
RIDOT: In-state train service free until end of year
PROVIDENCE - Starting Monday and continuing through the end of the year, train rides between Wickford Junction Station, T.F. Green Airport and Providence will...
Commerce R.I. and RIDOT launch new website for Providence-Newport Ferry
PROVIDENCE - The Providence-Newport ferry now has its own website, thanks to the R.I. Commerce Corp. and the R.I. Department of Transportation. The new...
Single Providence transit hub still planned
The movement of Peter Pan and Greyhound bus service in Providence away from Kennedy Plaza to a location across from the Rhode Island Convention...
RIDOT to restart selection process for transit-hub development company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will restart the process for selecting a development company to design and construct a long-awaited transit hub...
Providence pedestrian bridge construction progressing
PROVIDENCE – Construction is progressing on the pedestrian bridge in Providence, which will connect the development parcels of the former Interstate 195 lands on...
















