Archive for the ‘Infrastructure’ Category
Monday, October 13th, 2008
With American streets from urban centers to suburbs becoming more and more congested with automobile traffic and the cost to individuals to operate their cars higher than ever thanks to inflated gas prices, the marketplace is ripe for a new type of mass transit capable of carrying people from place to place over short ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Courtesy of ProJo.com..
The Henderson Bridge, known to some locals as The Red Bridge, which crosses the Seekonk river between East Providence and Providence and carries approximately 30,000 vehicles a day, is in need of $50 million in repairs. Unfortunately, the RI DOT only has $3 million available to repair the ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
I'm an avid believer that one of the biggest challenges facing the United States is the condition of our nation's infrastructure. With the collapse of a highway bridge in Minnesota, this issue should have garnered more attention. However, like many other things, after the initial furor and media coverage, this incredibly ...
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