Following the opening of bids for the construction of new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools last Wednesday and lengthy interviews with the four contractors …
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By JOHN HOWELL and ADAM ZANGARI
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4/11/24
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Mayor Frank Picozzi’s dream to build an open air ice rink in Apponaug was approved by the City Council by an 8-1 vote, but now has to skate through a legal challenge from the bidder that was …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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4/4/24
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Chris Spiegel, a member of LeftField Project Management, gave the Warwick School Committee a comprehensive update on the current plans and timeline to build two new high schools Tuesday.
By the …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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3/14/24
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A 90-year-old construction company has decided to branch out for the first time- and in doing so, build roots in Warwick.
New Britain, CT-based Downes Construction Co. recently opened a Warwick …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/8/24
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At a press conference held Monday at Quonset, Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced that the state would receive $81 million in federal funds to help better …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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2/1/24
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More than a year and a half after it closed because of mold and the decision was made to fully address all renovations to Sherman School, the school is nearing completion. School Department director …
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7/13/23
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Amidst the many actions taken by the General Assembly during the final moments of the 2023 legislative session, one decision in particular could potentially serve to the benefit of municipalities, …
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6/22/23
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Questions abounded when a two story structure recently emerged from a vacant lot across from Iggy’s in Oakland Beach. The 16 by 32 foot two story building will be used by Iggy’s for …
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6/22/23
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Rhode Island Energy will pave West Shore Road between Frawley Street and West Greeley as the final step to its gas main replacement work that has been going over the past year. Milling will begin the …
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3/30/23
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The Lincoln Avenue Amtrak underpass remains closed as the Warwick Sewer Authority completes the final link in rehabilitating a section of a line carrying wastewater from an Airport Road collection …
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3/16/23
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Now that voters have approved a bond to build new Toll Gate and Pilgrim High Schools, the biggest question facing some members of the City Council is whether the two schools can be built for $350 …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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11/30/22
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Starting Friday night, Nov. 11, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin the process of sliding two bridge decks into place at the Pontiac Avenue interchange in Cranston. The …
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11/9/22
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While there’s no going over the West Natick Bridge until at least this October, motorists can still make the connection to Route 2 at the Warwick Mall thanks to a detour to the reopening of the …
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8/24/22
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Chances that an appeal could halt construction a 491,496 square foot warehouse and distribution center off Commerce Drive near the airport evaporated last Monday, when the day before the appeal was …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/20/22
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Jules D’Alessandro, a Warwick-based litigator, business, construction and personal injury attorney, has been named to the Rhode Island Advisory Council of the New England Legal Foundation …
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6/8/22
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Starting on Monday, February 7, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift travel lanes on Route 5 (Greenwich Avenue) near Knight Street in Warwick for reconstruction of the Pontiac Bridge over the Pawtuxet River. The Department
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2/3/22
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It takes a workshop to build a workshop Students in the Construction Trades program at the Warwick Area and Career Center are building the backdrop for Santa's visit Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oakland Beach branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs.
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12/9/21
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It starts with a cut D'Ambra Construction has started work on the $17.5 million Bayside sewer project that will bring service to more than 900 properties currently dependent on septic systems and cesspools. The work being partially subsidized with
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11/11/21
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When will it ever stop? The ongoing replacement of natural gas mains on West Shore Road from Wilde's Corner west has narrowed traffic to a single lane on multiple occasions leaving motorists to question when the construction will end and when it does
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11/4/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Warwick is on the verge of a building boom. Consider all that is on the drawing boards: a warehouse covering 11 acres; a 122-room hotel that when completed will give the city 17 hotels with more than 2,200 rooms; multiple housing
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/22/21
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