Route 10 on-ramp collapse weighs heavily on McKee’s reelection campaign

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 1,172

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Dan McKee’s reelection prospects, already dimming in recent polls, may sink lower after a piece of the Route 10 on-ramp in Cranston collapsed onto the rail lines below Friday night.

The latest infrastructure debacle, which paused train traffic and has closed the local highway on-ramp to motorists, comes amid growing public discontent with the state’s aging roads and bridges, and the governor.

Hardly good news for the governor’s already uphill battle …

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