| Business
and industry
in Warwick
are served
by well-coordinated
intermodal
transportation
facilities.
The state’s
strategic
location
within the
densely
populated
Northeast
provides
significant
regional
market opportunities
and relatively
easy access
to Canadian
and European
markets.
Amtrak
serves Providence on the Washington-Boston
line with high speed and commuter
service to Boston, New York
and Washington, DC. Also, construction
is about to begin on Warwick
Station located adjacent to
T.F. Green Airport.
This
will
allow
easy
access
for
airline
passengers
to
trains
from
the
closest
passenger
rail
line
to
a
major
airport
in
the
country.
Currently,
MBTA trains provide commuter
rail service from Providence
to Boston,
and
will
soon
be
providing
service
from
Warwick
to
Boston.
In
Warwick, it’s
easy to get around. Two of the
state’s
main Interstates pass through
Warwick. Interstate 95, the principal
north/south route on the East
Coast, also connects with direct
routes to the Midwest, while Interstate
295 serves industrial and residential
areas around the core cities.
Just minutes from Warwick, is
Interstate 195 which links Providence
with southeastern Massachusetts
and Cape Cod.
Commuting
times from
Warwick
to:
- Providence – 15
minutes
- Boston – 1
hour and
10 minutes
- Hartford/New
Haven – 1
hour 45
minutes
- Worcester – 55
minute
- New
York
- 3 hours
12 minutes
The
US Department of Commerce Foreign
Trade Zone Board has designated
an area of Warwick as part of
the Rhode Island Foreign Trade
Zone #105. The site is located
at the Airport Business Center,
adjacent to the T.F. Green Airport.
The Foreign Trade Zone offers
savings in storage and reshipping
of commodities and manufactured
products.
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