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Connecticut DOT plans milling and paving for Hartford area bridges
18 Mar 2025 10:39 GMT
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is preparing to mill and pave 17 bridges along Routes 3, 372, 94, and I-91 in the Greater Hartford area. This initiative is part of a state-wide bridge preservation program aimed at repairing bridge …
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Kennedy Plaza’s Past and Future Offers Interesting Ride
30 Jan 2025 21:25 GMT
… about two decades, until the Providence Worcester Railroad started running trains in 1847 …
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Vacant Mills Can Hold Toxic Secrets
14 Nov 2024 19:55 GMT
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In July, a vacant mill at 20 Privilege St. was destroyed by fire.
The brick building, built in 1902 near the border with Blackstone, Mass., had been most recently owned by CNC International, an organic chemical manufacturing company, …
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Rhode Island receives $19.5 million for rail upgrades
31 Oct 2024 02:58 GMT
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the allocation of $19,524,497 in federal funding to upgrade crucial freight rail tracks …
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Low bridge causes problems in Lisbon
22 Oct 2024 23:23 GMT
… more visible,” Ranno said.
The Providence-Worcester Railroad operates the tracks. A spokesman …
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Worcester warehouse sold for $6.5M to entity linked to Biomere life sciences firm
02 May 2024 16:58 GMT
A warehouse near Interstate 190 in Worcester has been sold for $6.5 million to an entity associated with Biomedical Research Models, a Worcester-based, non-clinical contract research firm that conducts business as Biomere.
The company operates as part of …
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Hooray for Hollywoo: The spring 'American Hustle' took over the city
14 Mar 2024 11:28 GMT
Ten years ago, “American Hustle,” a film with several scenes shot in Worcester, went into the 86th Academy Awards with 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (David O. Russell), Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Christian Bale), …
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Are Cities Ready for a Manufacturing Renaissance?
17 May 2023 21:17 GMT
… -acre riverfront parcel along the Providence Worcester Railroad to stand up a wind …
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House Lust: Sleek City Living With a Side of History
20 Apr 2023 20:15 GMT
Built in 1855 for a famed Woonsocket industrialist, Harris Warehouse comes with a whopping 12,436 square feet of living space.
The Harris Warehouse, at 61 Railroad St., Woonsocket, is on the market for $774,900. Photo courtesy of Mott & Chace Sotheby…
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CT railroad operator saw multiple derailments in home state last year
11 Mar 2023 10:10 GMT
As the federal government ratchets up railroad scrutiny after a derailment stoked fears of lasting environmental damage in an Ohio community, the largest short-line operator in the United States saw a slight up-tick in derailments in 2022 in its home state …