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Rhode Island's First-Ever Infrastructure Report Delivers Mixed Marks

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The first-ever infrastructure report card for Rhode Island gives the coastal state a C- due to decades of underinvestment in its roads and bridges.

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AGC Workforce Data Show Rhode Island Making Progress on Deficient Infrastructure

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Rhode Island’s subpar infrastructure system has consistently ranked among the worst in the country, but the Ocean State is finally fixing its crumbling roads and bridges.

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Stop Giving Away Money With Poor Maintenance

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Stop Giving Away Money With Poor Maintenance These 4 fleet maintenance hacks will improve your efficiency, cut costs & keep your trucks on the road mhodges Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:40 Fleet vehicle maintenance is a necessary evil — but it isn’t something you should handle casually.

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Report: 7.3% of America’s Bridges are “Structurally Deficient” in 2021, Down Slightly YOY

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Each year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) puts out their annual Bridge Report, which highlights the general state of America’s bridges. Rhode Island – 19% (ranked #1 last year) 4. West Virginia – 21% (ranked #2 last year) 2. Iowa – 19.1% (ranked #3 last year) 3.

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RI Truck Tolling is Catching On

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. . The Connecticut Post reports that Governor Daniel Malloy is floating the idea of Rhode Island's truck toll funding model to raise money for his state's $100 billion, 30-year blueprint to modernize the state’s crumbling bridges, roads and rail system announced in 2015.

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Truck Taxing Trend to Watch

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This year, Rhode Island had the highest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in the country at 23 percent. The annual bad bridge reportcard came out this month listing each state's worst bridges.

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Pulse: MidAtlantic

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is planning the $100-million Brookland Manor residential complex on the south side of Rhode Island Avenue NE, east of Brentwood Road and west of Montana Avenue. Mid-City Financial Corp.