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RITBA picks engineering firm for Newport Bridge risk assessment
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) has chosen an engineering firm to conduct a vulnerability assessment ...
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Dr. Michael Fine: What’s crazy about 25,000 people losing their doctors
You may have heard that 25,000 people in Rhode Island are losing their primary care doctors because a large practice called ...
McKee is promoting his RI 2030 Plan on highway billboards. Here's who pays for them.
Gov. Dan McKee, who waved a copy of his Rhode Island 2030 plan aloft during his State of the State speech in January, is ...
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Rhode Island secures $221 million in federal funding for Washington Bridge repairs
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation gained access to the first $30 million wave of federal funds from the grant.
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Percival's Island bridge on Amherst County side to undergo maintenance
One of the bridges on Percival's Island is set to undergo maintenance in April. According to Amherst County, the bridge spanning the James River to Percival's Island from the Amherst County side ...
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RIDOT to close lanes for work on Washington Bridge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said that there would be multiple lane closures in April for work on the Washington Bridge. RIDOT said two lanes would be ...
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LI bridge enthusiasts say their partnerships can last for years (and sometimes lead to love)
Most people are very intertwined with their bridge partner. If they’re not married to them, they’re friends - Silvana Morici, Port Washington resident The traits and talents that make for ...
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Duffy Signs Unfinished Grant to Replace Rhode Island Span
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a $220.9 million federal grant to Rhode Island to replace the Washington Bridge in Providence has been signed amid 3,200 incomplete agreements ...
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Lawmakers secure funding for the Washington Bridge
“I want to start by thanking Chair Capito and her staff for helping unstick previously awarded funding for Rhode Island’s essential Washington Bridge project. Madam chair, thank you ...
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DOT finalizes grant funding for Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge
The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the department had executed a $221 million federal funding award for Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge Project. The grant, previously ...
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Video seemingly shows chunks of the old Washington Bridge on the riverbed. Is that a problem?
Jones has criticized the Rhode Island Department of ... Trump administration sign-off on $221 million to build a new Washington Bridge, Alviti was asked if too much debris was ending up in the ...
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U.S. Transports Secretary Sean P. Duffy Finalizes $221 Million Federal Grant to Rebuild Rhode Island's Washington Bridge
Duffy has executed a grant agreement for $221 million, putting federal funds in motion to rebuild Rhode Island's deteriorating Washington Bridge; this comes after a concerning discovery of the ...