Tag: RIDOT
New bike lane in the works along East Providence-Barrington corridor
EAST PROVIDENCE — Willett Avenue will soon gain a bike lane and lose a traffic lane in each direction under a R.I. Department of...
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...
New East Bay Bike Path bridge begins to span Palmer River
WARREN – The East Bay Bike Path bridge project is making visible progress, with crews beginning to expand sections of the new bridge across...
RIDING THE RAILS: Is $63M train station helping to put Pawtucket...
The train platform at the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is bustling, and longtime Pawtucket resident Charlie Zechel is among the dozens of people waiting...
Long-term proposals to close RIPTA’s shortfall could face a rough road
While the officials controlling the state's purse strings can point to budget deficits, lagging ridership levels and late efficiency studies as reasons not to...
McKee: Washington Bridge’s south span is safe
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday pushed back against what he said are “irresponsible” claims posted on social media and elsewhere asserting...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2024
From high-profile corporate layoffs to controversial real estate sales, fallout from the Washington Bridge shutdown and organization leadership shakeups, the top stories of 2024...
State awards $625M contract to remove, replace 15 bridges
PROVIDENCE – State transportation officials have awarded a $625 million contract to three companies that will oversee a project to remove and repair 15...
RIDOT to fix, replace 15 bridges along I-95 corridor in $779M...
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Transportation will repair, replace or eliminate 15 bridges along the Interstate 95 corridor from Providence to Warwick by...
RIDOT launches real-time traffic dashboard
PROVIDENCE – In response to continuing traffic caused by closure of the westbound lanes on the Washington Bridge, the R.I. Department of Transportation has...
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