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Projects in Rhode Island

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not. For a more local view, you can drill down to projects in a particular city. Just choose a city from the following list.

The total of cost of all the projects submitted by Rhode Island is $779,277,080

View a specific city in Rhode Island: Pawtucket • Providence • Warwick • Woonsocket

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Gateway Roadway Improvement Projects: a) Mineral Spring Avenue b)Columbus Avenue c) Cottage Street d) Beverage Hill Avenue. This project will repave all of these main aterials in the City providing not only new roadway surfacing but resetting curbing, rep Pawtucket RI 60 $500,000 Streets/Roads 6
Cole Street Bridge Replacement. The closed bridge over the AMTRAK main line has been designed and is being permitted. The replacement of this bridge will provide another connection between Pawtucket and the neighboring City of Attleboro MA. Pawtucket RI 40 $500,000 Streets/Roads 6
Storm Water Retention : a). Armistice Boulevard b). Columbus Avenue This project will provide for the installation of two storm water retention facility to prevent flooding in two roadways in the City.Both ares that flood in every major storm event a Pawtucket RI 25 $150,000 Streets/Roads 2
Storm Water Rrtention Project a) Armistice Boulvard b) Columbus Avenue. These two main raod each have an area the constantly floods in heavy rain storms. Both of the ares floded are on the route to the only hospital in the City. this flodding delays respo Pawtucket RI 25 $150,000 Streets/Roads 7
Coats and Clark Infrastructure improvements. This 2 million square foot National Registor Mill complex is over 50% vacant. A developer has acquired 1 million square feet and is ready to start rehabing the buildings . The water and sewer lines however have Pawtucket RI 45 $750,000 Water -22
Track and Field Turf Field - Max Read Field is a combination Football/Soccer Field and a Track. The facility (the track especially) need to be enlarged to meet the current RI interscholostic standards. The work will involve the complete reconstruction Pawtucket RI 40 $2,000,000 CDBG -67
Town Landing Park Development: This project will provide new public access and docking facilities along the CityÂ’s waterfront to promote recreational and tourist use of the CityÂ’s waterfront. Pawtucket RI 50 $1,200,000 CDBG -25
Jenks Junior High School Court Replacement. This 1975 built school complex has two basketball courts and two tennis courts. These 30 year old courts are in desperate need of replacement. This project would construct two new tennis courts, a new basketball Pawtucket RI 25 $500,000 CDBG -44
Friendship Garden Restoration: this project would restore the garden in the City ‘s largest park The walls in certain areas of the garden have collapsed and need to be rebuilt. The project would also remove the invasive species that have overgrown the wat Pawtucket RI 25 $250,000 CDBG -27
Sidewalk repairs - 18 miles replaced (Could be $10M per year for next 10 years) Providence RI 200 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -15
Reconstruction of: -Smithfield Ave. from Nashua St. to I-95 -Atwells Ave. from Broadway to area east of Service Rd. -Exchange Terrace from Francis St. to Exchange St. -Huntington Exp. from Huntington Ave. to Magnon St. -Union Ave. from Messer St. to Providence RI 352 $8,300,000 Streets/Roads 9
Westminster Street - sidewalks, paving and street lighting Providence RI 160 $4,000,000 Streets/Roads 3
Roger Williams Park Road Providence RI 130 $3,125,000 Streets/Roads -2
Hurricane Barrier renovations via Army Corp Providence RI 80 $2,500,000 Streets/Roads 29
Reconfiguration of Emmett Square Providence RI 45 $2,500,000 Streets/Roads -7
Paving and arterial signals on Broadway Providence RI 72 $1,800,000 Streets/Roads 0
Repave Hope Street from Blackstone Blvd. to 5th Street and from Lloyd Ave. to Wickenden St. Providence RI 50 $1,250,000 Streets/Roads -5
North Burial Ground Road Improvements Providence RI 44 $1,100,000 Streets/Roads -8
Repave Manton Ave. from Chalkstone Ave. to Aleppo St. Providence RI 40 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 2
ADA Ramps for 100-150 intersections Providence RI 40 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 5
Repave Valley Street from Pleasant Valley Parkway to Hartford Ave. Providence RI 40 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 1
Repave Branch Ave. from N. Main to Rt. 146 Providence RI 40 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 2
Replace deck on Atwells Ave Bridge over Woonasquatucket River Providence RI 15 $750,000 Streets/Roads 4
Repave Thurbers Ave. from Broad Street to Allens Ave. Providence RI 30 $750,000 Streets/Roads 1
Replace Tar Bridge carrying Manton Ave over Woonasquatucket River Providence RI 15 $750,000 Streets/Roads 2
Repaving Bridgham St. from Elmwood Ave. to Westminster St. Providence RI 28 $700,000 Streets/Roads 3
Roger Williams Park bridge repairs Providence RI 15 $335,000 Streets/Roads 3
Sidewalk repairs in front of fire stations Providence RI 25 $250,000 Streets/Roads -8
Lead service replacement program to replace 1800 services per year per EPA Providence RI 40 $15,000,000 Water 8
Renovation of the treatment plant filters and filter building Providence RI 100 $12,000,000 Water 3
Police Firing Range relocation from reservoir Providence RI 100 $10,000,000 Water -73
Main replacement program Providence RI 10 $3,000,000 Water -1
Roger Williams Park Lade Dredging Providence RI 44 $1,100,000 Water -11
Sanitary sewer mapping and data collection Providence RI 40 $1,000,000 Water 11
Scituate Avenue 16-inch Water Main Extension Providence RI 10 $1,000,000 Water -2
Regulating Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation Providence RI 5 $1,000,000 Water -5
Dean Estates Pump Station Upgrades Providence RI 5 $1,000,000 Water -4
Meter and Junction Chambers Rehabilitation Providence RI 5 $500,000 Water -11
20-inch Water Main Installation in Western Cranston section Providence RI 5 $225,000 Water 4
Reconstruction of wall along Scituate Reservoir dam, Phase 2 Providence RI 4 $100,000 Water 7
Rehabilitation of Train Station Providence RI 200 $20,000,000 Amtrak 17
Parking Facility Renovation Providence RI 80 $2,000,000 Amtrak 4
Rehab to city fire stations and construction of new fire training facility Providence RI 200 $20,000,000 CDBG -1
Trinity Academy Prep School - rehabilitation of community center and theater into charter school Providence RI 300 $10,000,000 CDBG -30
Community centers – major renovation work Providence RI 200 $8,500,000 CDBG -9
Public Works Projects (Manton Avenue, Westminster/Broadway, Streets and Sidewalks to support housing developments, projects in low/mod areas) Providence RI 400 $8,000,000 CDBG -3
Non-Profit Facilities Renovations and Additional Funding Providence RI 300 $8,000,000 CDBG -2
Providence Economic development – recapitalize section 108 loan program – for small businesses and large projects Providence RI 0 $7,500,000 CDBG 6
Housing improvements - Olneyville, Trinity Gateway and Housing projects Providence RI 200 $7,000,000 CDBG -9
Economic Development Interim Capital for Small Employers seeking revolving credit Providence RI 0 $5,000,000 CDBG 8
Recreation center renovations Providence RI 200 $5,000,000 CDBG -9
Incubator fund – technology and knowledge based businesses Providence RI 0 $5,000,000 CDBG 1
Roger Williams Park Zoo - Polar Bear Exhibit Providence RI 192 $4,800,000 CDBG -32
Dredging the Woonasquatucket and Providence Rivers Providence RI 75 $2,500,000 CDBG 8
Center for the Study and Practice of Non-Violence Headquarters and Youth Center Providence RI 440 $2,500,000 CDBG -19
Soccer Field Improvements Providence RI 80 $2,000,000 CDBG -37
Esek Hopkins Homestead Improvements Providence RI 26 $650,000 CDBG -4
Public Works Operation and Transfer Station Providence RI 250 $30,000,000 Energy -4
3 1500kW Wind Turbines at Fields Point Providence RI 100 $12,700,000 Energy 42
Installing solar-thermal for City buildings Providence RI 100 $5,000,000 Energy 17
Energy Conservation, renewable resources, retro-fitting public facilities Providence RI 200 $5,000,000 Energy 14
City Hall Energy Retrofitting and Repairs Providence RI 50 $5,000,000 Energy -3
60,000 Single stream recycling collection containers Providence RI 0 $3,000,000 Energy -7
Roger Williams Park Buildings Retrofitting and Renovations Providence RI 92 $2,300,000 Energy 4
Botanical Center Education Center Providence RI 48 $1,200,000 Energy -20
Sidewalk Tree Planting - 1600 Trees Providence RI 10 $700,000 Energy 15
Fire Dept. - Replacement of Heating Systems Providence RI 15 $500,000 Energy 6
Fire Dept. - Energy Saving windows Providence RI 20 $500,000 Energy 6
Renovations at 14 sites including HVAC, roofing, sidewalks, lighting, re-piping, new bathrooms and kitchens and other infrastructure and technology improvements Providence RI 200 $22,000,000 Housing -8
Gymnasium at Hartford Park - Providence Housing Authority Providence RI 105 $2,000,000 Housing -34
Improving internal fire alarm systems Providence RI 0 $1,000,000 Housing -9
Providence Police Department as a “Teaching Police Department” Initiative – intent is to apply the teaching hospital model to advancing policing as a profession. The partnership will provide a unique opportunity to learn how other disciplines evolved Providence RI 0 $5,000,000 Public Safety -35
Emergency Operations Center - Phase II Providence RI 20 $2,500,000 Public Safety -3
Citywide Drug Market Intervention Initiative Providence RI 0 $850,000 Public Safety -24
Gun Task Force expansion initiative Providence RI 0 $600,000 Public Safety -33
Shotspotter Gun Blast Detection system Providence RI 0 $425,000 Public Safety -21
Anti-Gang Unit Expansion initiative Providence RI 0 $300,000 Public Safety 3
Specialized In-service training - 8 hours on such topics as cyber crimes, technology, etc Providence RI 0 $158,080 Public Safety -11
Video Conferencing System for substation communication and long distance learning Providence RI 0 $95,000 Public Safety -15
Mount Pleasant High School renovation Providence RI 185.5 $90,000,000 Schools -32
Warm, Safe, and Dry School Program Providence RI 200 $40,000,000 Schools -3
George J. West Elementary Renovation Providence RI 137.5 $40,000,000 Schools -15
Samuel Bridgham Middle School Renovation Providence RI 137.5 $30,000,000 Schools -3
1000-Space structured parking facility to serve Garrahy Judicial Complex and the relocation of the Brown University Medical Education Center Providence RI 206 $47,000,000 Transit -33
Streetcar System Providence RI 400 $20,000,000 Transit 20
ITS Development (including Customer Information Screens, passenger info software, transit kiosks for ticket sales, bus stop database, etc.) Providence RI 15 $4,000,000 Transit -6
Service Expansion on Urban Routes (56, 20, 11, 99) and additional suburban Park n' Ride Lots Providence RI 30 $3,000,000 Transit 4
Downtown Circulator Providence RI 150 $1,500,000 Transit 10
Energy Efficiency upgrades at Providence RIPTA facilities Providence RI 10 $1,000,000 Transit 8
Capital Improvements to Kennedy Plaza/RIPTA hubs - bus shelters, renovations, etc Providence RI 40 $1,000,000 Transit 8
Mill Creek Bridge Replacement, Tidewater Drive, Warwick, RI Warwick RI 20 $1,500,000 Streets/Roads 11
Replacement/Upgrading of Existing Infrastructure Warwick RI 24 $20,000,000 Water 4
Cleaning and relining of existing cast iron water mains Warwick RI 20 $10,000,000 Water 16
Governor Francis Phase II Sewer Extension Warwick RI 32 $4,600,000 Water 4
Governor Francis Phase III Sewer Extension Warwick RI 32 $4,400,000 Water 4
Bayside IV/Longmeadow Sewer Extension Warwick RI 33 $3,600,000 Water 0
Northwest Gorton Pond Sewer Extension Warwick RI 33 $2,800,000 Water 4
Sandy Lane/Cedar Swamp Sewer Extension Warwick RI 33 $1,600,000 Water -3
Interconnections with Neighboring Water Systems Warwick RI 8 $1,000,000 Water 4
Handicapped accessible public fishing pier Warwick RI 12 $514,000 CDBG -66
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