Savana Dunning

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Savana Dunning

A new resolution the Newport City Council will consider passing at its April 23 meeting seeks to create an umbrella capital project through its Capital Project Fund dedicated to collecting and redistributing grants the city receives for climate resiliency projects and natural disaster relief. “(U)p to this point, the city has not had an opportunity or mechanism to collect disaster damage reimbursements for future repairs and mitigation-related improvements to be performed,” the resolution states.

2 days ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

Newport City Council will vote on a resolution to create a capital project for climate resiliency and disaster relief funding. The project would collect and redistribute grants from various sources, including FEMA, for repairs and mitigation efforts. The resolution was prompted by winter storms in 2023-2024 that caused damage to city infrastructure, such as Elm Street Pier.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Savana Dunning

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority is working on the National Transportation Safety Board’s request to figure out how vulnerable the Pell Bridge is to collapse from vessel collisions. “We are comfortable that our bridge is very different from the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” Executive Director Lori Caron Silveira said at the RITBA meeting held April 9.

2 days ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

After the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland collapsed from container ship collision, the National Transportation Safety Board identified 68 bridges in need of vulnerability assessment. This list included the Clairborne Pell Bridge which connects Jamestown and Newport, because it was built prior to current risk thresholds accepted by the NTSB.

1 week ago | newportri.com | Savana Dunning

Newport City Council approved an ordinance on first reading which would increase the fines for most parking violations from $40 to $60. The increase comes as a result of a survey of other RI municipalities, which City Administration used to determine it was time for an increase. Some fees carry even heavier increases, such as parking in front of fire hydrants or fire lanes. NEWPORT – Want to find a place to park in Newport?