Skanska - Tue January 02, 2024
Skanska Awarded $147M Contract to Construct NOAA Marine Facility
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been awarded a $147 million contract by the U.S. Navy on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to build a new NOAA Marine Operations Center on Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 28, 2023
Failing Components Force Lane Closure On Busy Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently closed the westbound lanes of the Washington Bridge, one of the busiest sections of highway in the state, after a consultant inspecting work on the bridge discovered bridge components that were in critical danger of failing....
Dynapac - Wed December 13, 2023
Dynapac Welcomes Monroe Tractor, Dealer Partner in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Dynapac North America announced the addition of the newest dealer partner, Monroe Tractor. Monroe Tractor will provide sales, rental, parts and service for soil rollers, small tandem rollers and light compaction equipment in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island from its three branches in the marketplace....
RIDOT - Mon November 27, 2023
Rhode Island Ranks 11th in Nation in NRDC Scorecard
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that Rhode Island has been ranked 11th in the nation for its use of transportation funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an international non-profit environmental organization....
Newport Buzz & Town of Middletown - Thu November 09, 2023
Middletown, R.I., Voters Narrowly Approve $190M Bond to Build Two New Schools
Voters in the Rhode Island community of Middletown have apparently approved a $190 million school bond Nov. 7 to build two new facilities for grades 6-12 on the Gaudet Middle School property, Newport Buzz reported....
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....
