It has taken a while, but finally Ocean State residents are starting to see the benefits of taking the train to work locally, something that people in major metro areas all over the world take advantage of on a daily basis. more

At a board meeting at 8:30 Wednesday morning, the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority voted unanimously to charge tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge and approved increased tolls on the Pell Bridge. more

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation said last week that it planned to begin the rehabilitation of a bridge carrying off-ramp traffic from Exit 4 on Interstate 195 East to Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence on Nov. 17. The work will require a partial closure of the exit until summer 2013. more

Rhode Island’s gasoline prices continued to rise this week, jumping 3 cents to $3.83 per gallon in the fifth consecutive week of price increases, AAA Southern New England said Monday. more

Although it is the final week of the “Wickford Wintertime Wednesdays” promotion that offered commuters free commuter rail service from Wickford to Providence, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and the R.I. Department of Transportation are reminding commuters that free parking at Wickford Junction will continue until the end of March. more

Hope Valley Industries, a North Kingstown supplier of automotive floor mats, has been recognized as a 2012 Supplier of the Year by General Motors. more

More than 250,000 vehicles were damaged across parts of the United States as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the National Insurance Crime Bureau announced Thursday. more

This is the last week of the free wintertime parking promotion at the commuter rail stations in Warwick and North Kingstown, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and the R.I. Department of Transportation are reminding commuters. more

BOSTON – A transportation company will pay $7.3 million to settle allegations it backed out of a contract with the Mass. Bay Transportation Authority to run “The Ride,” Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more

Gas prices in the Ocean State dropped 1 cent this week after breaking five consecutive weeks of increases last week, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more