Rhode Island saw two very different outcomes from seat belt use this week. On Tuesday, March 9 a driver, who was involved in a single car crash, rolled his vehicle, was ejected and killed. On Thursday, March 11 a driver, who was struck from behind by another vehicle, rolled his vehicle and...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today released “Putting People to Work,” a report on Rhode Island’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funded projects. The release of the document coincides with the one-year anniversary, February 17, 2009, of the...
On the cusp of the one year anniversary of the stimulus bill, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has been recognized in an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) stimulus report entitled, “Projects and Paychecks: A One-Year Report on State...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has been chosen as one of four states that will highlight a report being put out tomorrow, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). AASHTO’s report is entitled, “Projects...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has closed the on-ramp from Hummocks Avenue in Portsmouth to Route 24 North. The closure is necessary to allow construction to proceed on the new Sakonnet River Bridge. Specifically, RIDOT will be rehabilitating the...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has received approval to add eight new projects to its economic recovery program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
The eight new projects are in addition to the 54 projects RIDOT...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will continue overnight demolition of the old I-195 bridge over Wickenden Street in Providence. RIDOT originally expected to conclude overnight demolition last night, however, numerous factors have resulted in slower...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists and residents in the Wickenden Street area of Providence that it will commence overnight demolition of the old I-195 bridge over Wickenden Street beginning on Sunday night. This work is being done as part of the Iway...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will begin overnight demolition of the old I-195 bridge over Wickenden Street in Providence as part of the Iway project. The work will take place during the overnight hours next week, beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday,...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it plans to open an additional travel lane on I-95 North in the area of traffic merging from I-195 West – between Exit 20 (Point Street) and Exit 21 (Broadway) – in time for the morning commute tomorrow, Wednesday, December 16,
