November 7, 2007
PROVIDENCE - Governor Carcieri weighed in on another day of heavy traffic faced by many commuters two days after the opening of the new Iway bridge, according to projo.com.
At the least, he said, traffic should be the same as it was before. But last evening's commute, he told John DePetro this morning on WPRO-AM, "Right now it's worse than normal."
After more complaints about the traffic, the state may try to open the Wickenden Street entrance onto the new Iway bridge in four weeks.
The new entrance, which is under the hurricane barrier in India Point Park near the old Shooters night club, was not scheduled to open until the spring.
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May 16, 2007
For the second consecutive year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday, according to CNN.
Other cities near the top of the rude drivers list were New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.Miami motorists said they saw other drivers slam on their brakes, run red lights and talk on cell phones, according to AutoVantage, a Connecticut-based automobile membership club offering travel services and roadside assistance, CNN reports
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April 3, 2007
After a seven-month financial drought, the state Department of Transportation is about to resume the multimillion-dollar flow of contracts that build and repair the state’s highways and bridges, reports The Providence Journal's Bruce Landis.
Edmund T. Parker, the DOT’s chief engineer, told Landis his agency hopes to advertise 16 contracts, worth an estimated $29 million, for bids from contractors this month and next, after the release of $104 million by the Federal Highway Administration.
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February 22, 2007
Cars.com cites a report from Harris Interactive that found 37 percent of American drivers think traffic congestion is a big problem. West Coast drivers are more likely to think it is a problem - 56 percent - compared with only 26 percent in the Midwest.
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