RI coastal regulators reluctant to shore up entire Newport Cliff Walk

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 1,650

Last Updated: 6 days, 18 hours ago

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More than four years after a section of Newport’s Cliff Walk collapsed, shutting down public access to a section of the famed overlook, a repair plan has taken shape.

But before the city can proceed with the $23 million project — repairing two broken sections of the walking path and stabilizing the rocky bluffs below against future erosion and weather events — it needs approval from state coastal regulators. And the Rhode Island Coastal …

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