Motorists on I-95 and I-195 in Providence will encounter more changes this year as the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) moves toward completion of the Iway project. The first of these is the relocation of Exit 20 (I-195 East) on I-95 South. The relocation is scheduled to start...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be conducting a three month reduced highway lighting test on three roadways starting on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. During overnight hours overhead lighting will be turned off on Route 4, Route 6 and Route 403. This is expected to save the...
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Deputy Director William Chuck Alves will retire after almost 32 years of state service on Friday, June 11, 2010. He has been the longest serving Deputy Director in RIDOT’s history with almost eight years of service and the longest serving...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it will be closing one of the two lanes on the ramp from I-195 West to I-95 South this weekend for Iway-related construction. The right lane will be closed from 5 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, April 24 through 5 a.m., Monday,...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) may be best known for concrete and asphalt, but on Earth Day the Department wants to acknowledge those who try to make our world a greener place.
RIDOT’s staffers do this in a small rectangular space alongside the Department’s main...
The return of warmer weather means that motorists can expect to see more construction vehicles and workers on Rhode Island roads and highways. It also signals the return of a national effort to remind people about the dangers of careless and distracted driving in work zones.
The Rhode Island...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has won the first place Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Massachusetts region award for its Iway project. Winning this award allows the Department to compete for the ACEC National Engineering...
During a ceremony this afternoon in Providence at the largest road construction project in the State’s history, the Iway, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced the official start of the 2010 construction season.
“Today we are pleased to hold our construction season...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) weathered the Flood of 2010 by using its website, www.dot.ri.gov, as well as its Facebook and Twitter sites to share information about road closures. The numbers of users was astronomically high and illustrates the importance of web and social...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation RIDOT today is closing a section of Industrial Drive in Providence to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Local access for businesses on the Corliss Street side of Industrial Drive will be maintained. Those who normally use this road to drive to and from...
