Tag: Washington Bridge
Providence Marathon cancels 2024 event due to Washington Bridge partial closure
PROVIDENCE – The annual Providence Marathon and Half-Marathon will not get off the starting line this year.
The road race, the largest in Rhode Island...
Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide
As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...
Small Business Cloud Accelerator Program Launches in Providence, Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 21, 2024 – Remi IT Solutions, an IT services and managed cybersecurity services company local to Rhode Island and Massachusetts, today...
Washington Bridge looms over FY2025 transportation budget hearing
PROVIDENCE – What would typically be a routine budget hearing for the head of the R.I. Department of Transportation in any other year quickly...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg tours Washington Bridge damage
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday said replacing the Washington Bridge needs to be a swift process although he acknowledged that...
Washington Bridge to be replaced, McKee says ‘accountability will come’
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday said the westbound Washington Bridge will require a full replacement.
Several engineering reports and agency inspections examining...
Neronha rejects appeals of fees to obtain Washington Bridge documents
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. attorney general has denied an appeal by two news organizations over the fees they were charged to obtain public records...
RIDOT adding lanes on Washington Bridge to help alleviate traffic
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that it plans to expand the Washington Bridge to six lanes, three in each...
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1. Narragansett business co-owner accused of embezzling $98K POSTED ONLINE: JAN. 3 Ann Marie Goddard, 54, of Timber Ridge Road in Charlestown and co-owner...
Oversight committee opens hearings on Washington Bridge closure
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers on Monday questioned R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on the state's ongoing response to the failure of the...
