States look to new tolls to pay for highway reconstruction, expansion - Syracuse.com


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States look to new tolls to pay for highway reconstruction, expansion
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In addition to the tolls allowed on Interstates in 15 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest, the US has agreed to pilot toll projects on Interstate 95 in Virginia and North Carolina and on Interstate 70 in Missouri.

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Chafee doesn't rule out I-95 tolls - The Westerly Sun

Chafee doesn't rule out I-95 tolls
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Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee told Richmond's Town Council this week that tollbooths on Interstate 95 are not a “high priority,” but a spokeswoman said his position could be re-evaulated if federal funds become available for their construction.

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In Coventry, RI, rent the spare Maxwell Mays Cottage - Boston Globe


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In Coventry, RI, rent the spare Maxwell Mays Cottage
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The late Rhode Island artist Maxwell Mays, when asked about the 300 acres he owned here and would bequeath to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, said, “I would like this land to stay open, I would like this land to breathe.” I stood on Hammitt Hill ...

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Inrix: Traffic Congestion Drops 30% - Truckinginfo

Inrix: Traffic Congestion Drops 30%
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Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, would implement tolls though a public-private partnership to make badly needed repairs on a 200-mile stretch of I-70 through the middle of Missouri. ... More > 4/23/2012 - Rhode Island DOT Lifts Weight Limit on I-95 in ...

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Police: RI man leads police on 2-state car chase - Boston.com


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Police: RI man leads police on 2-state car chase
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Authorities say 30-year-old Ignacio Abreu of Providence led police on the chase after he hit a Cranston, RI police cruiser Wednesday night. They say Abreu fled north on Interstate 95. He eventually exited and authorities say the pursuit ended on a ...
Providence man arrested after chase in Taunton Boston Globe
Interstate chase ends in Taunton; driver arrested on warrants for narcotics ... Wicked Local

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Survey: Americans Value Infrastructure in Upcoming Election - Truckinginfo


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Survey: Americans Value Infrastructure in Upcoming Election
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Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, would implement tolls though a public-private partnership to make badly needed repairs on a 200-mile stretch of I-70 through the middle of Missouri. ... More > 4/23/2012 - Rhode Island DOT Lifts Weight Limit on I-95 in ...

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Commuter rail reaches R.I. before Taunton, SouthCoast - Wicked Local

Commuter rail reaches R.I. before Taunton, SouthCoast
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A commuter rail line from Boston also now extends all the way to North Kingstown, RI, a distance that otherwise requires a 68-mile drive via Interstate 95. Fall River, by comparison, is a 52-mile drive. The North Kingstown station, called Wickford ...

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Touring Rhode Island with 'Family Guy' eyes - Boston Globe


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Touring Rhode Island with 'Family Guy' eyes
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The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council has created an entertaining, self-guided tour in honor of the program; Danny Smith, executive producer and Rhode Island resident; and Seth McFarlane, creator and former Rhode Island School of Design student.

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Bay State has edge in creating jobs - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Bay State has edge in creating jobs
Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Just up Interstate 95 a few miles, the unemployment rates are even lower. Mansfield has a 5.3 percent rate, Foxboro 5.8 percent and Norton is at 6.6 percent. Len Lardaro, an economics professor at the University of Rhode Island, said the disparity ...

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The Fastest Growing Communities in RI - GoLocalProv


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The Fastest Growing Communities in RI
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Housing construction has slowed to a crawl across most of Rhode Island, but some communities are still growing in spite of all the economic woes, a GoLocalProv review of US Census data shows. The fastest growing community is one of the most rural ones: ...

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