The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it has selected a contractor to repair a bridge on Route 138 in Richmond that was closed yesterday due to damage caused by historic flooding conditions in March. The Department has elected to fast-track the repairs with the...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it is closing a bridge on Route 138 in Richmond after conducting an underwater inspection of the structure. The bridge spans the Usquepaugh River close to Kenyon’s Grist Mill, between Route 2 and Route 112.
RIDOT has...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has begun a resurfacing project on Route 146 in Lincoln that may have motorists thinking they are on the Southeast Expressway in Boston. That’s because RIDOT will be using the same type of movable barrier system – and the same special “...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is once again joining the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center (URITC) to celebrate National Transportation Week (May 17-21) with a wide range of activities.
Kicking off the week will...
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...
