Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 21, 2023
Newport's 'Road to Nowhere' Begins Going Somewhere
A Newport, R.I., highway dubbed by locals as "the road to nowhere," is finally going somewhere due to the $85.5 million Pell Bridge Ramps Project. "Back in the 1960s when the Newport bridge was put in, there was a road system planned but never built," said Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) spokesman Charles St....
NRI Now & RIDOT - Wed September 13, 2023
Flyover Bridge in North Smithfield, R.I., Coming Soon to Massive Road Project
A massive, $196 million rehabilitation of Rhode Island Highway 146 is well under way, and in the coming months motorists in the northern part of the state will see a major change as construction moves to the building of a new flyover bridge across Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Rhode Island Receives RAISE Grant Toward Route 37 Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently announced the award of a federal RAISE grant that will provide $25 million toward a $100 million project, the third of three highway projects designed to overhaul Route 37....
RIPTA & WPRI-TV - Thu August 31, 2023
Plan to Build New Centralized Providence, R.I., Transit Center Moves Ahead
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is pressing ahead with its plan to construct a new downtown Providence transit center. The agency's board of directors voted unanimously Aug. 23 to engage Next Wave Rhode Island Partners in a public-private partnership (P3) to design and construct the city's central bus depot at the intersection of Dorrance and Dyer streets, according to WPRI-TV....
The Public Radio & CEG - Mon July 24, 2023
Providence, R.I., Beginning Upgrades to Fox Point Hurricane Barrier to Stem Floods
The mayor of Providence, R.I., Brett P. Smiley, announced July 10 that $1.5 million in repairs to the city's Fox Point Hurricane Barrier will get under way July 24. The project is designed to replace the underground hydraulics of the sewer gates located at the intersection of Allens Avenue and Henderson Street....
Brown University - Mon June 19, 2023
Brown University Approves Building New Indoor Athletic Practice Facility
Officials at Brown University, an Ivy League school in Providence, R.I., have approved proceeding with choosing an architect to design a new indoor practice facility to replace an existing outdoor field on campus....
Brown University - Mon June 12, 2023
Rhode Island's Brown University to Present Plans for New Life Sciences Building in June
After key approvals by its governing board in late May, Brown University will present plans for a new Integrated Life Sciences Building (ILSB) during a series of public meetings in June, the Providence, R.I., college announced June 1....
Newport Buzz & CEG - Tue May 30, 2023
Rhode Island Senators Help Land $9M for Upgrades, Planning at Warwick's Airport
More than $9 million in federal funding for operational upgrades and planning at T.F. Green International Airport in Warwick, R.I., has been awarded to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), due to the efforts of the state's top two elected officials in Washington....
Westerly Sun - Thu May 25, 2023
Westerly, R.I., to Receive State Funds to Address Lack of Affordable Housing
Rhode Island's recent push to inject millions of dollars into 23 projects that create affordable housing statewide will benefit a Westerly developer with plans to build off Wells Street in the community, the Westerly Sun reported May 20....
Providence Journal - Mon May 15, 2023
Rhode Island's State Health Lab in Providence Could Begin Construction in June
Since last fall, through rain and shine, snow and sleet, a sign at the corner of Clifford and Richmond streets in Providence, R.I.'s Jewelry District has pronounced the empty grass-covered lot as the future home of a building that will one day house the state's new health lab....
