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North End commission urges single governance structure and state support for DOT land realignment
Summary
The North End commission reported on DOT road realignment, stressed engineering and stormwater constraints on newly available parcels, and recommended a single governance/coordination body and a resourced staff to pursue state and federal funding; DOT disposition timing was cited as fall 2026.
Colin Kane, speaking for the North End commission, told the council the commission has been coordinating with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and other state agencies on the disposition of parcels freed by a recent road realignment. "DOT does estimate the project to be closed out in the next 6 to 8 months," Kane said, and he warned that the city lacks a single set of engineering information and a single decision center to coordinate environmental, stormwater, housing and…
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