NEW BEDFORD – Gov. Deval L. Patrick this month joined state and local leaders in New Bedford to highlight his commitment to South Coast Rail as a key component of an investment plan to grow jobs and expand economic opportunity in the region. more

“The show must go on” is such a powerful mantra in live theater that for decades fearsome storms that shut down every other type of business wouldn’t cancel a scheduled performance. more

EAST PROVIDENCE – Motorists traversing north on Route 114 at Mink Street can glimpse estimated travel times to Interstate 95 and T.F. Green airport on pre-existing electronic message boards, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced. more

Snow and freezing rain expected from Washington to Boston have begun to tie up air traffic and make travel difficult in the mid-Atlantic region. more

Gasoline prices in the Ocean State fell 3 cents over the last week, bringing the decline in the last weeks to 7 cents per gallon of self-serve, unleaded regular, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. At $3.76 per gallon, the price of gas stands 1 cent below its level four weeks ago. more

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week filed a transportation bond bill to authorize and fund a 10-year plan for the next generation of transportation investments. more

Roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the United States are steadily growing older and weaker. Given low interest rates and elevated unemployment, this is an ideal moment to invest in fixing them. more

PROVIDENCE – Four state legislators representing Aquidneck Island communities have sent a letter to the Rhode Island congressional delegation, requesting assistance in allowing the R.I. Public Transit Authority to receive a waiver of insurance for interstate travel between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a move that could bring limited service to Fall River. more

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and the R.I. Department of Transportation this month announced the first contract in a new bridge-preservation program that aims to improve maintenance in the Interstate 95 corridor from Warwick to Providence. more

Zipcar is measuring environmental progress in the number of green-decaled cars it’s spreading through the streets of Providence. more