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State Government Press Releases

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10/15/2009
Governor Donald L. Carcieri and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Michael P. Lewis will welcome Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Victor Mendez to Rhode Island for a ceremony to preview the opening of the last major segment of the Iway: I-195 West to I-95...
10/13/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that the last major segment of the Iway: I-195 West to I-95 North is scheduled to open in time for the morning commute on Tuesday, October 20. All changes are weather permitting. “Next week’s opening marks another success for...
10/07/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will be restriping a portion of Mendon Road in Cumberland and Lonsdale Avenue in Lincoln (Route 122) from four lanes to three. The new configuration will feature one travel lane in each direction and a center turning...
10/05/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that a new traffic pattern with two lane splits will be put into place this week on I-95 Southbound in the City of Providence and with these changes will come added congestion. Effective, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 for...
10/05/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will hold a media availability on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Westminster Street Overpass in Providence. RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis will be on hand to answer questions and do interviews on the changes that will be taking...
10/05/2009
Media are invited to test drive the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and University of Rhode Island Transportation Center (URITC) truck simulator on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The simulator will be set up at the RIDOT Maintenance Facility, 360 Lincoln...
10/01/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that a new traffic pattern with two lane splits will be put into place next week on I-95 Southbound in the City of Providence and with these changes will come added congestion. Effective, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 for the next...
09/29/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will be placing Jersey barriers along a section of I-95 South at Exit 8 (Rte. 2) on the Warwick/West Warwick line. This will slightly restrict the width of a lane used by traffic entering and exiting the highway. ...
09/25/2009
Due to the heavy rain that is expected this Sunday, September 27 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will delay the start of construction for the new traffic pattern on I-95 North until Tuesday, September 29. This change is being made as part of the...
09/25/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has completed the establishment of a split-lane traffic pattern on I-95 South in West Greenwich. Last week RIDOT established a split-lane traffic pattern on I-95 North. The new traffic pattern maintains two lanes of travel, but the lanes are...