The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it will temporarily close Route 146 North and South in Lincoln during the overnight hours on Sunday, May 22, 2011 for construction on the Wilbur Road Bridge. The closures are needed due to the placement of concrete on the new...
While their friends may be traveling or going to the beach, 80 college students have summer jobs at the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), working alongside engineers, surveyors, construction managers, and many other transportation professionals. The students will begin their...
On Friday, May 20, during National Transportation Week, nearly 150 high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors will be introduced to career opportunities from experts in the field of civil engineering through hands on and classroom activities. The University of Rhode Island Transportation Center (
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Victor M. Mendez will be in Rhode Island on Thursday, May 19, to discuss better, faster and smarter ways of completing transportation projects. These key elements are part of FHWA’s “Every Day Counts” (EDC) program.
As part of National...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists and pedestrians that it again will close a portion of South Water Street in Providence due to demolition of the old I-195 highway. This is the second of two weekends of closures that will affect travel on the east side of...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it will close portions of city streets in Pawtucket beginning on Monday, May 16, 2011 as part of the Pawtucket River Bridge Replacement Project. These closures will remain in effect until Spring 2012.
As part of the contract...
To celebrate National Train Day and highlight the progress made at the site of the future Wickford Junction Train Station in North Kingstown, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), and the Rhode Island...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists and pedestrians that continuing demolition of the old I-195 highway corridor in Providence will affect travel on the east side of the Providence River near South Water Street beginning tomorrow. This work, on two...
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, members of the Congressional delegation, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will gather at the construction site of Wickford Junction Train Station in North Kingstown tomorrow, Friday, May 6 at 2 p.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is continuing its demolition of the old I-195 highway corridor and next will be working on the east side of the Providence River near South Water Street. This work, on two consecutive weekends, will require the closure of a portion of South...