InterLink
The highly anticipated InterLink is scheduled to open for train service in late 2010. The InterLink will serve MBTA commuter trains traveling between Warwick, Providence and Boston. The InterLink will also provide service to Wickford Junction. Adjacent to the station will be a consolidated rental car facility to house all airport rental car operations. The 6 level parking garage will include approximately 1,800 spaces for rental car operators and 800 for rail commuters. Importantly, it also includes a 1,200-foot, elevated, enclosed, skywalk, with movi
ng sidewalks to help shuttle passengers to and from T.F. Green Airport. Additionally, there will be a bus hub for local and intercity bus services.
The idea for this innovative project began with former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee. In 1998, when he was Mayor of Warwick, his father former Senator John Chafee, then a senator himself, supported the vision and secured $25 million for the project through the 1998 Transportation Bill. Combined Federal, state and private sector funds are part of the complex financing toward making this project a reality.
Once completed, the $267 million transportation hub will be only 1,570 feet for the terminal.
The project is designed by Jacobs Engineering Group (JEG) with construction manager Gilbane Building Co. and PB Americas serving as project manager. The InterLink is a collaborative effort with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT).
May 2010 construction update.
April 2010 construction update.
March 2010 construction update.
January 2010 project update.
December 2009 construction update.
September 2009 update.
July 2009 construction update.
June 2009 construction update.
May 2009 construction update.
April 2009 construction update.
March 2009 construction update.
February 2009 construction update.
January 2009 construction update.
December 2008 construction update.
October 2008 construction update.
Click here to read the InterLink Fact Sheet.
Click to link to the RI Department of Transportation InterLink page.
Funds contributing to this project include FHWA grants, a TIFIA loan, Special Facility Revenue Bonds, Customer Facility Charges and state grants.
The economic impact of Green on Rhode Island is expected to increase greatly with the Intermodal Project. The construction project alone is anticipated to generate a $127 million annual economic impact, including $43 million in wages paid to construction workers.
