North Smithfield Road Repairs

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Road Repairs

The North Smithfield Highway Division will be detouring traffic on Sayles Hill Rd. between Route 146 and Iron Mine Hill Rd. for repair work to the drainage system in the area of Anchor Subaru/Nissan. This work will take place Monday April 30th from 7:00 am. to 3:00 PM. During these hours, the traffic will be limited to traveling one-way on Sayles Hill Rd. from Route 146 to Iron Mine Hill Rd. Any traffic exiting from Route 146 South to Sayles Hill Rd. will be limited to local traffic only during this time.

 

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may create, but with your patience and cooperation we can get this work completed as quickly as possible. There will be a police detail or certified flaggers assigned to this project for the day. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Highway Division at 767-2200, ext. 348.   Source: North Smithfield Media Press Release

Foster Town Council Meeting April 26, 2018

North Smithfield Calendar

Posted by Wayne G.Barber

Town Council Meeting

Monday, April 23rd @ 6:45 pm

North Smithfield Middle School

1850 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Personnel Board Meeting

Monday, April 23rd @ 6:30 pm

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Historic District Commission Meeting

Monday, April 23rd @ 6:30 pm

Heritage Hall

101 Greene Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting

Monday, April 23rd @ 6:30 pm

Town Hall Conference Room

1 Main Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Budget Committee Meeting

Thursday, April 26th@ 6:00 pm

Town Hall Conference Room

1 Main Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Foster Town Council Meeting April 19, 2018

GOVERNOR RAIMONDO KICKS OFF RECORD CONSTRUCTION SEASON

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Horton Farm Bridge marks nearly $900 million in projects

Governor Gina Raimondo and Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. marked the start of construction season today with a groundbreaking for repairs to the Horton Farm Bridge in East Providence. The Horton Farm Bridge, which carries the East Shore Expressway to I-195 West in East Providence, is rated as structurally deficient. Today's groundbreaking marks the first project in this year's construction season. More than 110 projects, representing both new and continuing work, will be active in 2018. The projects, which total an estimated $890 million worth of construction, include the long-awaited Route 6-10 Interchange project, repairs and bridge preservation efforts on more than 180 bridges, and scores of resurfacing and traffic safety improvements statewide. Since the passage of RhodeWorks, RIDOT has increased its construction investment in the state. RIDOT's capital program reached $152 million in 2016 and rose to $569 million in 2017. "Our hard work is paying off. Efforts to rebuild our transportation system have been ongoing since the start of RhodeWorks, but this year the public will see a level of transportation construction we have never seen before as hundreds of millions of dollars of work gets underway," Governor Raimondo said. "There are more construction jobs in Rhode Island right now than at any other time in the last decade. We have to keep building on that momentum." "Our roads and bridges have been in disrepair for too long," RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Jr. said. "We are turning the tide and are about to embark on our busiest road construction season ever. We are grateful for the Governor's RhodeWorks program to provide us with the financial resources to rebuild our roads and bridges and create jobs." The Horton Farm Bridge was not properly maintained. Although is it only 34 years old, this large bridge has severe concrete and steel deterioration. RIDOT will replace the entire superstructure of the bridge at a cost of $16.6 million. RIDOT's asset management approach to bridge maintenance ensures that this kind of neglect will not occur again.     The Horton Farm Bridge project requires closure of half the bridge starting in early June. It will reopen this fall, followed by the closure of one of the two travel lanes next spring before the project wraps up in Fall 2019. In June, RIDOT will conduct two full weekend closures of one direction of I-195 at the bridge to start demolition. RIDOT will utilize crossover lanes and have at least two lanes of travel open in both directions on one side of the highway while doing demolition on the other side. The full weekend closures allow RIDOT to complete the work faster. The Horton Farm Bridge Replacement Project was made possible by RhodeWorks, RIDOT's ongoing commitment to repair structurally deficient bridges and bring Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure into a state of good repair, promote economic development, and create jobs. Learn more at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks

North Smithfield Calendar

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Sewer Commission Meeting

Wednesday, April 18th @ 7:00 pm

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02896

PumpkinFest Committee Meeting

Wednesday, April 18th @ 6:00 pm

R&R Machine Industries

147 Industrial Drive

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Budget Committee Meeting

Thursday, April 19th @ 6:00 pm

Town Hall Conference Room

1 Main Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Business owners bounce back in Glocester

Posted by Wayne G. Barber  Photos Property of Wayne G. Barber

Come on down and support local business and local taxpayers !

Happy new customers leaving.

The New Big Bear is having a Open House and get ready for opening day of RI Trout fishing season April 15 Come on down for a real good deal, Factory Reps, Trout fishing seminar and some pulled pork and ribs too ! Support local Glocester Business ! Story and photos by Wayne G. Barber www.mynwri.blogspot.com