PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal highway regulators have told state officials that if the Pawtucket Red Sox build a stadium on land that was supposed to be a park, the land will have to be sold at fair market value first, a requirement that could add millions to the bottom line.
The state Department of Transportation wrote to the Federal Highway Administration at the request of the I-195 Commission, which asked about the land's requirements.
The federal agency responded Aug. 13, telling the transportation department the land given to the commission for free has a stipulation that it remains open space.