1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: We do it once a week. We do as the dot. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: You dial in at four three eight nine, seven, seven six. 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: We'll put you right online with THET director Peter Alvidi. 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: Ask him anything you want. Just keep it short, get 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: to the point, tell us where the pothole is. We 6 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: get it, get it filled and get some action. And 7 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: if we can't get an answer today, we'll get it 8 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: next week and put you on the follow up list. 9 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: It's a Thursday. Good morning, Peter Alvidi. 10 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: Good morning, Geane. How are you doing. 11 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: I'm doing good. I understand this isn't allowing for change. 12 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: This is Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The snow is going to 13 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: come in. When you understand Sunday into Monday night. What 14 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: are your projections? You have your own meteorologist over there. 15 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: What are you thinking? What are you seeing for snow? 16 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: We do. We have Steve Cashion, you probably remember him 17 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: a board with us, who's done a great job for 18 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 2: the last several years with THET. He's projecting so far 19 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: right now with what we know, the snow is going 20 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: to begin Sunday midday and it should carry over into 21 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: Monday morning, maybe even after noon. It's tough to determine 22 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: the amounts, but so far he's got to pay between 23 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: six and twelve inches depending upon how this storm tracks. 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: And each day we get closer, we're going to know 25 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: more and more about its track and have a better 26 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: idea and what to expect. But anyway you cut it, 27 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 2: this is going to be a major storm. In What 28 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: concerns us at DOT is that the timing of this 29 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: is not a convenient timing right because if it's snowing 30 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 2: heavy part, if it's a heavy snow during the rush 31 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 2: hour on Monday morning, it creates problems having our plows 32 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 2: out there plowing trying to keep ahead of the snow 33 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: and traffic out there at the same time. So we're 34 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: going to keep a close eye on this. I will 35 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: say that our folks, and I mean it's the vision, 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: are well prepared. They have plenty of equipment, they have 37 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: plenty of materials, Our workforce is ready and up to 38 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: the task, and we have plenty of private contractors that 39 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 2: we bring on to help us clear the snow. So 40 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: we're gonna be out there in force, in advance, during 41 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: and after the storm. But the timing is the thing 42 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 2: that concerns us on this one, because it could be 43 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: snowing heavily during the rush hour, which always is a 44 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 2: challenge for us and people trying to get to where 45 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: they have to get. 46 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: All right, well, Sunday you could stay home, and if 47 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: you have the ability to stay home Monday morning, might 48 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: be wise to do that, all right, Peter, it's only Thursday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 49 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: We'll look at it Sunday and too Monday. We'll stay 50 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: on top of it. In the meantime, let's get the 51 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: calls lined up at four three, eight, nine, seven, seven six. 52 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: This is ask the dot. Go ahead, Tom, Hey, good morning, Jim, Jim, 53 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: go ahead, you run a radio. 54 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 3: Come on and Peter. The red lighting installed our Route 55 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 3: ten North at Almont Avenue. It's not working right. I 56 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: don't know what answer to all that, but they did so. 57 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: You're on a highway and you got to come to 58 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 3: a stop on a highway. But anyway, the time is 59 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: not right. It's not staying green long enough to let 60 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 3: the traffic on Root ten flow to get to work. 61 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 3: It's letting the ramp come up and there's two or 62 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 3: three cars. It makes no sense. They need to switch 63 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: the time and to let Route ten flow. It's I 64 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: don't get it. I don't get these engine traffic engineers. 65 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: You call engineers, but I don't know. I don't see 66 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 3: what the engineering is because every time they do a light, 67 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: it's always wrong. I don't get it. 68 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: Well, I don't think it's every time, but I get 69 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: your sentiment, and I hear your frustration. I'm sure Peter 70 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: does too. 71 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: Go ahead, Peter, let's see. Let's see if we can 72 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: have those same engineers take a look at the light 73 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: that he's referencing and and give us some logic for 74 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 2: that indoor. Let's get a change so that traffic flows better. 75 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: Could you tell me about how long the wait for 76 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: the Route ten traffic is? How long will wait? Did 77 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: you expect me? 78 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 3: Especially especially a rush out you go up there, it 79 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 3: doesn't let the traffic go, it stops going. And then 80 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: if I'm in a truck and I'm shifting, the light 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 3: turns red, I don't even get up there, And then 82 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 3: everybody's pissed off at me because I gotta climb that 83 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: hill and I gotta shift eighteen gears and they're all 84 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: blowing the horn, passing on the right, passing on the left. 85 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 3: It's like, I don't know, you guys, hiring somebody like that, 86 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: because I take that job. In a minute, I'll run 87 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 3: circles around that. I could strain the state right out. 88 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 3: If they just put fifteen second delay in the timing 89 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 3: on all the lights in the state, the state would 90 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 3: flow beautifully. But they got five seconds four second timing 91 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 3: in it. It makes nose every every light I go to, 92 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 3: it's got four seconds of changes. It shouldn't be that way. 93 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: I need to go around the whole state. 94 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: You know, gim's gonna get called over the week, right, 95 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: I've made that determination, all right, Pete, you got enough 96 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: information for it to act. 97 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: On this, Golden cha I think we have plenty of 98 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 2: information to work on with this, gentleman. 99 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: Very good, Jim, Thanks Golden Mike for you. Next caller 100 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: for three eight nine. 101 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 4: Going, gentlemen, I'm clump about the bridge on Maple Valley 102 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 4: Road and Corventry. It was taking down June. Is supposed 103 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 4: to be done by December, and go by that area 104 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 4: all the time. I haven't seen anyone really working on it. 105 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 4: Do you know when it will be done? 106 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: Peter Coventry, what's it near? Give us a landmark? 107 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 4: Maple Valley Road off one seventeen h between Town Farm 108 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 4: Road and One's seventeen is a little bridge a lot 109 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 4: of I didn't even know there was a bridge there 110 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:30,559 Speaker 4: until they took it out. 111 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: Okay, Peter, you got you got an idea. 112 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: I have to tell you, I'm not familiar with that project, 113 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: but I'll certainly check into it and see if it's 114 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 2: a state project. When when we expect for it to 115 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: be complete? Now report back on that. 116 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: You're on the follow up list for next week. 117 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 4: Anyone's familiar with it. I don't think anyone's familiar with it, 118 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 4: since they haven't worked on it all summer. 119 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: But okay, thank you, all right, we'll we'll look into it. 120 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: We'll look at no job too big, no job too small. 121 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: We shall look into it next. Richard, go ahead, Richard, go. 122 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 5: Hey, good morning. Yesterday morning, I was traveling towards Newport 123 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 5: on Root four and I got to one of the intersections. 124 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 5: I think it was Allenton. The solar glare was so 125 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 5: bad right there, and so lined up with the light. 126 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 5: You can't even tell if that light is going to 127 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 5: what color the light is or what phases. Then when 128 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 5: you're approaching it, is there any kind of way you 129 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,679 Speaker 5: can put a backdrop or something around a border around 130 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 5: that light to keep that from happening. 131 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, there's certainly different ways that we can fix it. 132 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: So that is clearly visible from the direction. Could you 133 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 2: give me the intersection and the direction from which you're 134 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 2: having problems seeing it again, please. 135 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 5: Well, I was driving towards Newport and Allington is one 136 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 5: of the intersections. I think that's the one that I 137 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 5: actually was approaching. But I was approaching for at least 138 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 5: a mile and a half a mile. I could not 139 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 5: tell whether the light was green, red, or whatever, and 140 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 5: I had to slow down just to get finally get 141 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 5: under it and see what color the light was, the 142 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 5: phase it was in was. 143 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: The Could you tell me if the sun was playing 144 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: any role in the direction of the sunlight was playing. 145 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 5: Grow Definitely, yes, the sun. The sun was behind the light, 146 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 5: directly behind the light, and it was the solar glared. 147 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 5: You just could not see what what the condition the 148 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 5: light was in. 149 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 2: That's that's always a challenge for us on those on 150 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 2: the roads facing those directions where the sunlight can can 151 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 2: obliterate the color of the signal. You know, let me 152 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: talk to my traffic engineers to see if there's some 153 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: shading that we can provide on that lighting so that 154 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 2: it'd be more visible in that particular skin. 155 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 5: Seen that where they where they have had shading, and 156 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 5: I think shading would help. 157 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 2: Yep. We put back plates on the on the signal 158 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: heads and it helps reduce that. So I'll see if 159 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: we can get one installed there for you. 160 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 3: Thanks well, I. 161 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: Have a good day than you do. 162 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: I'll follow up next week. Next call of Peter rich 163 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: Bristol Richard, go ahead, Hi, Peter. 164 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 6: Can you hear me? 165 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: Yes? 166 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 6: Go ahead, Yeah, Peter, Mount Hope Bridge. I know you 167 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 6: can't do anything. It's not why I called the expansion joints. 168 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 6: It's worse now than before they repaved it. You know, 169 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 6: you go over that bridge, it really really bumps, and 170 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 6: they're already patching it. But that's not why I called. 171 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 6: I'm calling about the parkway between Coca Cola and Smith 172 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 6: Street in Providence. There's very poor signage. The lines are 173 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 6: not well in the street, and it goes from two 174 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 6: lanes to one lane and back to two lanes in 175 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 6: some cases. And if you're coming from Smith Street with 176 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 6: Nathaniel Green on your right, if you're in the wrong 177 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 6: lane when you get to the red light. You can't 178 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 6: go straight. It just needs better signage. It needs better 179 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 6: lines in the road, but both directions, and I don't 180 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 6: know how it could be corrected. It seems as if 181 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 6: if it's going to be two lanes there, you've gotta, 182 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 6: you know, maybe take the sidewalk away. Could you look 183 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 6: at that. I drive that three or four times a week, 184 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 6: and it's especially busy when the school gets out data. 185 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: Is that you or is that the city number one? 186 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 2: I'm not sure about that section. There are different sections 187 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: of that that are in either the city of province 188 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 2: or the state jurisdiction. I'll check on that particular area 189 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 2: that he's talking about, but whether or not it's state 190 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: or city, we'll have a discussion with the appropriate agency 191 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: and see what kind of plans are ahead for that area. 192 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 2: I know that this is historic. The parkway has been 193 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 2: that way since the early nineteen hundreds, and it's built 194 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 2: up on both sides. So on urban roads like that, 195 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 2: there's very little you could do about the configuration without 196 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 2: taking people's property to change the configuration of a city 197 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 2: street like that, But there are things that we can 198 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 2: do to help mitigate some of the issues. This gentleman 199 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 2: is talking about and whether it's city or state. We'll 200 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 2: have a discussion to see what can be done about that. Well, 201 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,239 Speaker 2: i'll report back the results of that discussion. 202 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: What's that called Pleasant Valley Parkway? 203 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 6: Up? 204 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's over by you know the Cohoot gas station. Yes, 205 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: I happen to know that. Yes, it's right across you 206 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: know where the Coca Cola. Yeah, over the King Yeah, 207 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: it's on the way to to Well you passed there, Yeah, 208 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: I left over there, and then you can go. 209 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 2: To the old Providence Journal building. 210 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: Yes, all right, Yes, I used to print the paper. 211 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: There were the days, right, those were the days when 212 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: they actually printed a paper. Here people read papers. Peter, 213 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: have you noticed any problems with people staying behind uh 214 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: plows as your guys are out are working. 215 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 2: Well, that's what That's what I got to tell you. Tom, 216 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 2: Thanks for bringing that up, because that's what a storm 217 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: like the one coming up gives us concern about. It's 218 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 2: very challenging for the plows to coexist, particularly at rush 219 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 2: hour with a lot of vehicles on the road. But no, 220 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 2: you know, people for the most part, when we get 221 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: out to message to them to be careful and you know, 222 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 2: give the plow some room to do their work. They 223 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 2: have been very courteous and trying to do that. You 224 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 2: get the occasional person that tries to run by a 225 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 2: plow that's plowing snow, and that's but it's not only 226 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: dangerous for the driver of the truck the plow, but 227 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 2: it's also dangerous for the people trying to do that, 228 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 2: because you know, the snow comes out on the side 229 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 2: of those plows with considerable force, and people don't realize that. 230 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: So it's a dangerous move that we discourage people from making. 231 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: But I have to tell you, for the most part, 232 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 2: the drivers here in Rhode Island get it. They're very 233 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 2: courteous to our drivers and allow us to do our work. 234 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 2: We'll see what happens on Monday. 235 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: All right, eight twenty, let's take a quick break right back. 236 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: We'll line more calls up at four, three, eight, nine, seven, seven, six. 237 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: We have to get to the follow ups. And now 238 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: I have a couple of questions about some stuff that 239 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: fell off the radar. But Peter Ralvenu when we come back, 240 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: Thomas Hella, Hey, don go ahead, tomm you're on the radio. 241 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 7: Good morning, gentlemen. First, Peter I want to start with 242 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 7: thanking you for the job you're doing in this state. 243 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 7: Ninety percent of the job you're doing is fantastic. My 244 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 7: complaint today is lights as well. The other day I 245 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 7: got off the Atwell's Avenue exit coming from ninety five 246 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 7: South onto Atwell's Avenue. I had just got my brakes 247 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 7: done and tam I got the plane street. I needed 248 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 7: a new set of brakes. None of the lights are 249 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 7: in sync. So when you get off the Atwell's Avenue exit, 250 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 7: as soon as you hit the next intersection, I can Way, 251 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 7: then Westminster. Every single light you've gotta start, you get to, 252 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 7: you get caught at the red light and the traffic 253 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 7: gets backed up. How come there late. 254 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 2: That you know? I don't know, but I'll certainly find out. 255 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 2: I'm not sure whether or not those particular lights are 256 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 2: a city or state, but regardless of what they are, 257 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 2: I'm going to have my folks look into the timing 258 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 2: of those lights. Sometimes on older signal systems like those, 259 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 2: they will go out of sync and they need to 260 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 2: be recalibrated. I believe those are city lights, but we'll 261 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: get in touch with the city to see if we 262 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 2: can coordinate with them. Getting better timing down those to 263 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 2: get the flow of traffic working better there. 264 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: You may check Westminster Street too, just. 265 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 2: As yes, yes, yeah, that whole that whole section. I know, 266 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: I know exactly where he's talking about. 267 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, and Westminster too, Yeah yeah, I think those 268 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: are of that once. 269 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 5: And for. 270 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 2: Mister Westminster, yes, that's Westminster in Rhode Island terms. 271 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: I know, I know exactly what he's talking about him, 272 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: exactly what he's. 273 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 2: Talking I do too, I do too. I believe there 274 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 2: was a city White's gene. But but we'll have a 275 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 2: discussion with their traffic safety folks and see if see 276 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 2: if we can get that resolved or what kind of 277 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: plans they have to get it resolved. 278 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: All right, got it? Next call for Peter Dennis. Dennis, 279 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: Good morning, Go ahead, Dennis, we're listening. 280 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 8: I got a question for miss ALVD. About a week 281 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 8: and a half ago, Mayor de Silver took a ride 282 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 8: with the Governor down Patuckerta Avenue in East Providence, and 283 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 8: he agreed that the Patucket Avenue needs to be resurfaced 284 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 8: before twenty thirty, and he was going to get in 285 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 8: touch with mister ALVD after the holidays as well as 286 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 8: he's heard anything from the governor. 287 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I said that was on the news. I saw 288 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: that those two two a little tour with. 289 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 2: So this actually was on our radar dot even before that. Yes, 290 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 2: we understand. You know, the mayor is a great advocate 291 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 2: for the city of East Providence and we're working with 292 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: him at the time. There are a number of projects 293 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 2: that need to take place before we can get in 294 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 2: there and do the paving we get. We always in 295 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 2: advance of doing our projects, want the utility companies to 296 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: get in there and do whatever work that they need 297 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 2: to do on these roadways so that we don't go 298 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 2: and pave an area with nice new paving and then 299 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 2: after we do that a year or so later, they 300 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: get in there and do some major disruption to the 301 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 2: nice new roads that we lay down. So we try 302 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: and get the utility companies to go out there in advance. 303 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: I believe where we've already been in discussions. Those projects 304 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 2: are already being planned and they'll soon be underway. Stay 305 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 2: tuned and we'll have more information on that as we 306 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: develop the plans with the utility companies. 307 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: We don't have really. 308 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 2: Anymal calls to take, so let's go. 309 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, I've got a couple of questions. I got 310 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: a couple of questions, Peter, just a couple of quick 311 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: updates because I know we've got to get those follow 312 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: ups with regard to getting the buses out of Kennedy 313 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: Plaza that seems to have fallen off the radar. What 314 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: is the latest on that, yep. 315 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 2: So we ripped is moving forward with those plans. The 316 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 2: next step that we the board in our last meeting 317 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 2: voted to approve bringing an engineering company into do an 318 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 2: assessment of that area that they're looking at to put 319 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 2: the new bus up next to the train station. For 320 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 2: the most part is on regular land, but some of 321 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 2: it is on land owned by amtract that has a 322 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 2: kind of a bridge over the m Trak railroad tracks 323 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 2: that are below the ground. They're going to look at 324 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 2: the structural elements over the Amtrak tracks to make sure 325 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 2: that they are in good enough condition to be able 326 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 2: to support a bus hub in that area, and we 327 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 2: should hear back from them in the next few weeks 328 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 2: as to what their assessment is. We expect that that 329 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 2: assessment from their preliminary look at it is going to 330 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 2: be positive. If it is after a detailed inspection then 331 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 2: we'll begin moving forward with full blown plans to move 332 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 2: a bus hub into that area. You know, we just 333 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 2: cut the ribbon a couple of days ago. The Governor 334 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 2: was there in the Congressional delegation in Patucket Central Falls 335 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 2: where we built a bus hub next to the train station, 336 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 2: and that area is absolutely flourishing with activity, not only transit. 337 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 2: We enlaunched the parking lot there in the day we 338 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 2: cut the ribbon. The parking lot was absolutely full. There 339 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 2: were over four hundred cars in that parking lot of 340 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 2: people using Because we move the bus system right next 341 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 2: to the trains, more people are using both. The train 342 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,919 Speaker 2: station is active from day one, but now with the 343 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 2: buses there, it's even more active, and there's economic development 344 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 2: happening in that area. So we hope to be able 345 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 2: to duplicate that great example of how bringing transit together 346 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 2: with trains actually creates additional benefits even beyond transportation, and 347 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: we hope to duplicate that in the downtown area with 348 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 2: a new bus. 349 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: Hub up by the train station near the State House. 350 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: You're going to carve it out the bus there once 351 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: and for all, the clean up County plaza and make 352 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: it a beautiful park. It's a gem and we park 353 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: our buses there. Second question, what's going on with the 354 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 1: truck tolls. Have you been maintaining those gantries? Are they 355 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: ready to be flipped on? I know the governor said 356 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: there was going to be a delay. What do you 357 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: know about this? And you can give you just a 358 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: short answer on this. 359 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: So the short answer is, when the lawsuits were brought 360 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 2: against the state back several years ago, we discontinued the 361 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 2: maintenance contract on those. We didn't want to keep spending 362 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 2: money with the uncertainty of the lawsuit being played out 363 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 2: in court, so we made the decision to discontinue the 364 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 2: operational maintenance of those. Certainly we weren't charging for tolls 365 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 2: during that time either. Since then we got a favorable 366 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: court decision and the courts said that the tolls are constitutional. 367 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 2: Therefore we can begin tolling again. So we're doing that. 368 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 2: There are two steps involved in doing that. We're really 369 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 2: back to square one because now we have to have 370 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: the equipment installers go back and inspect all of the 371 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 2: rather intricate devices electronic devices that have been out there 372 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 2: for several years in the elements, equipment that would have 373 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 2: normally been replaced a couple of times during the last 374 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 2: several years that it laid dormant anyway, And they're going 375 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 2: in piece by piece, assessing each piece of equipment, making 376 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 2: sure it's operational, and then ordering it installing either replacements 377 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 2: or repairs to those. So that's happening and that's ongoing 378 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 2: as we speak. In addition to that, there are changes 379 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 2: to the back office. The back office is where the 380 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 2: billing gets done. They're the software systems and the mailing 381 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 2: systems that issue the tolls invoices to people and do 382 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 2: the collections on those. There are a lot of rule 383 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 2: changes that have changed during the last several years. When 384 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 2: I say wu changes, rule changes with regard to how 385 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 2: the toes are, the amount of the tolls, and even 386 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: the way that the devices that collect information are transmitting 387 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 2: that information. So new software systems have to be developed. 388 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 2: We went out to bid with that. As a matter 389 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 2: of fact, just yesterday we had a pre bid conference 390 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 2: with all of the companies that are going to be 391 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 2: bidding on that, and we hope to bring a contractor 392 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 2: on board to do that software systems that will do 393 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 2: the billing in the next couple of months and get 394 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 2: them working on that. So right now we're looking at 395 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,719 Speaker 2: early next year for the beginning of collection of tolls. 396 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 2: But we're going to do it the way we did 397 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: it the first time. We're going to make sure everything 398 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 2: is up and running one hundred percent without any errors 399 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 2: because these software and hardware systems are pretty intricate before 400 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 2: we turn the switch on. And that's the mission that 401 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 2: we're on right now. But it's coming back. Uh, it's 402 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 2: a process, but we're in the process right now, and 403 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 2: we when we turn the switch on, it'll work one 404 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: hundred percent from day one forever. 405 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: Okay, So you said early next year, we're going to 406 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: start collecting tolls, what is the plan. You're gonna toll 407 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: every truck, whether it's got our an island plate or 408 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: an out out of state play because that was the 409 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: hook the that was the Yeah, the court, that was 410 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 1: the court that you had to do. So what is 411 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: the plan? Specifically? 412 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 2: The court said, we have to basically toll every truck 413 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 2: that goes on under the gantry the same amount, whether 414 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 2: they're in state or out of state, or or where 415 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 2: they come from. So that's exactly what we're going to do. 416 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 2: We're going to do exactly what the courts directed us 417 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 2: to do. 418 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, we make a little news here. So 419 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: early next year, every truck passing out of the gantry 420 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: is going to be told the same the same rate. 421 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 2: The same rate the samember of times. 422 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: Have those rates been determined already. 423 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 2: We're in the process of doing that, in parallel with 424 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 2: the in parallel with these other two assessments going on. 425 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: Okay, Peter, thanks all right, pull up your follow ups. 426 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: A gene from us gratitude this because of pain in 427 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: the pain, he said, Can I even more permanent be 428 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: done to deter people from moving the barrels on Frenchtown 429 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: Road when trying to access route for where you are 430 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: demolishing the bridge and building a new one. People are 431 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: fiddling with the barrels, Peter, hard to believe in, right, Yeah, 432 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: but they are. 433 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 2: They are. You know, Gene originally called an ask for 434 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 2: war barrels so people couldn't make the turn. So we 435 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 2: put more barrels in and here we are now people 436 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 2: are fiddling with the barrels, like you said. So what 437 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 2: we're going to do is we're going to get some 438 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 2: police details out there. Try it. It's only one or 439 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 2: two areas that they're doing it in is and we 440 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 2: suspect it's only one or two individuals doing it, but 441 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 2: we're going I need to get some police details out there, 442 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 2: and we're looking at putting some more substantial barriers up 443 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 2: other than the barrels that will will you dissuade people 444 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 2: from trying to discourage people from trying to do that 445 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. 446 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: Maybe one of those nice stainless steel jersey barriers I've seen. 447 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: They look like portable ones. All Right, May from Exeter, 448 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: is there a chance to turn Sandy Lane and Warwick 449 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: to a double lane road to better accommodate traffic. 450 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 2: So, as we suspected when we were talking about it 451 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:39,239 Speaker 2: last week, this is not a state road. But we 452 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 2: did reach out to the City of Warwick and the 453 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 2: DPW director there said widening Sandy Lane is not a 454 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 2: consideration at this point. 455 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: That's a hard no. Paula from Johnston requested you improve 456 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: access in and out of the Nardililo funeral home from 457 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: Budlong Diere and Park Avenues in Cranston. 458 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 2: Yes, and Paula, we did get in touch with the 459 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 2: City of Cranston. It is their intersection. It is not 460 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 2: a state intersection. So DOT can't do anything there for you. 461 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 2: But the City of Cranston said we reached out to 462 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: them and they said they have completed plans to redesign 463 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 2: that intersection and their improvements should improve the traffic flow 464 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 2: that she is concerned with. I don't know what the 465 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 2: timing on the construction of that is, but they certainly 466 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 2: have been working on plans to accommodate the problems that 467 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:40,360 Speaker 2: Paula mentioned. 468 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: I don't remember what Paula's timing concerns were too, whether 469 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 1: she needs that done right away, she has some time 470 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: to think about that, but we're working on Paula. We 471 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: have heard you yet. Rick from Providence astron update where 472 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: it goes down to one lane at the Eddy Street 473 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: overpass on ninety five in Providence. 474 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 2: The play thing that Eddie Street Bridge is part of 475 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 2: our fifteen bridge project on ninety five A probably one 476 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 2: of the biggest projects that DOT has ever done. That's 477 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 2: one of the bridges that's going to replace. Work has 478 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 2: been taking place under the bridges as we're preparing for 479 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 2: the demolition of some of that bridge in order to 480 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 2: reconstruct it. We're currently slated to do the demolition next month, 481 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 2: so they'll see a launch portion of that bridge come down, 482 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 2: making way for a new bridge that we expect to 483 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 2: be completed by the fall of twenty seven. This is 484 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 2: not one of those locations where we can do a 485 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 2: quick replacement. We're actually having to rebuild this bridge while 486 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: we keep traffic going on another portion of it, So 487 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 2: rebuilding one portion of it while we keep traffic flowing 488 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 2: on the other. This is not the kind of bridge 489 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 2: where we can just shut down traffic, demolition and a 490 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 2: quick replacement. But we're working on it, and you know, 491 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 2: we asked Rick and others be patient. It is a 492 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 2: bridge that needs to be replaced. It was one of 493 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 2: our structurally deficient bridges, just like many others that we've replaced, 494 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 2: and by fall of twenty seven you'll see another brand 495 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 2: new blue bridge out there. 496 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: Okay, Bernie from Bristol, I said, can you please cpack 497 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 1: the weeds growing along the sea wall on Papa Squash 498 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: Road in Bristol. You sent your crew out there, was 499 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: done that Friday morning? 500 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 2: You bet you. It's all done all right. 501 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 1: If you couldn't get a hold of Peter today, send 502 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: him an email help at right dot dot net. Peter. Thanks, 503 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: thank you. 504 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 2: Gene, have a good weekend and be safe out there 505 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:52,360 Speaker 2: this weekend.