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Council asks RIDOT to move up reconstruction of Victory Highway and Church Street
Summary
Burrillville council adopted a resolution asking the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to reconsider reconstructing Victory Highway and Church Street, saying bridge work is largely complete and the state can now prioritize road work.
The Burrillville Town Council on Oct. 22 adopted a resolution asking the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to reconsider reconstruction of Victory Highway and Church Street. Councilors said the bridges that had been cited as reasons for delaying the road work are largely complete and urged RIDOT to prioritize the roadway reconstruction now.
A council member argued that the state had used bridge projects as a reason to defer roadwork and that, with bridges complete, the town should press for scheduling the roadway work. “Now that the bridges are all done for the most part, they can get back to the road work,” one member said. The council described prior communications—letters and appeals—to the department and approved the resolution by motion and voice vote as presented.
The transcript does not include the full text of the resolution or any updated timeline or state response. Councilors said they had previously sent a strong letter and had appealed to state officials without a satisfactory result; the new resolution is a rewrite of an earlier request.
