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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority Earl J. Croft III will retire at the end of January. / COURTESY R.I. TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

RITBA executive director to retire in Jan.

Government 10/16/2019

PROVIDENCE – Earl J. Croft III, executive director of the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority, will retire at the end of January 2020, RITBA...

PHASE II of the Newport Pell Bridge road deck replacement project is scheduled to begin Monday. Above, a rendering of the traffic pattern shifts that will accompany the phase. / COURTESY R.I. TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

Lane closures coming to Newport Pell Bridge for next phase of...

Economic Activity 08/07/2019

NEWPORT – The second phase of the Newport Pell Bridge road deck project, part of the structural rehabilitation work on the 60-year-old bridge, is...

NEW GANTRY: Vehicles pass underneath an electronic truck-tolling gantry on Route 6 in Providence over the Woonasquatucket River Bridge. The gantry is scheduled to begin operating this month.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Truck tolls roll on despite American Trucking Associations lawsuit, appeal

Focus 08/02/2019

Coming to a Rhode Island highway near you: “Big Brother,” electronic truck-tolling style. That may be a cynical way to describe the automated truck-tolling gantries...

WORK IS SCHEDULED to resume on the Newport Pell Bridge in May, requiring lane closures during non-rush hours. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

RITBA: Newport Pell Bridge work to resume in May

Capital Goods 04/15/2019

JAMESTOWN – The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority reminded commuters Monday that the deck project on the Newport Pell Bridge is scheduled to resume...

THE RI BRIDGE BIKE SHUTTLE will run through Oct. 13. / COURTESY BIKE NEWPORT

RITBA bike shuttle service to run through Oct. 13

Government 08/31/2018

NEWPORT – The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority’s RI Bridge Bike Shuttle service will operate through Oct. 13, Bike Newport announced Friday. During the months...

THE R.I. TURNPIKE and Bridge Authority and R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over truck tolls in U.S. District Court Friday. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SAM HODGSON

RITBA and Alviti Jr. file for dismissal of federal truck tolls...

Government 08/24/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority and R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. filed a motion in U.S. District Court...

E-ZPASS TRANSPONDERS are now sold at the welcome center on Interstate 95 in Richmond. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

E-ZPass transponders now sold at I-95 welcome center in Richmond

Government 02/21/2018

RICKMOND - E-ZPass transponders will now be sold at the Interstate 95 Welcome Center in Richmond, the R.I. Department of Transportation and the R.I....

THE FIRST STAGE OF the Newport Pell Bridge deck repair project has been completed. / COURTESY RITBA

Stage one of Newport Pell Bridge deck repair finishes ahead of...

Capital Goods 11/08/2017

JAMESTOWN – Stage one of the Newport Pell Bridge deck repair project finished weeks ahead of schedule, the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced...

PHASE III OF THE Newport Pell Bridge rehabilitation project will resume Sept. 19, limiting traffic to single lane travel in both directions until November. / PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

Newport Pell Bridge lane closures to resume Sept. 19

Capital Goods 09/11/2017

JAMESTOWN – Work on the Newport Pell Bridge will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced Monday. The project, soon...