The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has reopened the bike path on the old Washington Bridge on a temporary basis. The path will eventually be closed again when the Department is ready to begin construction on a project to convert the remaining portion of...
Governor Donald L. Carcieri, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, and Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis joined numerous Federal, State and local officials today in celebrating the groundbreaking for the new Sakonnet River Bridge. The event took place on the Portsmouth...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding media organizations that it has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sakonnet River Bridge to take place tomorrow, April 24, 2009 at 3 p.m. The ceremony will take place on the Portsmouth side of the bridge on Riverside...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has obligated more than 50 percent of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds well ahead of the federally imposed timetable. While the national deadline to do this is July 2, 2009 RIDOT reached this point on March 16, 2009.
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) spent $1 million last year to pick up roadside trash. Manpower and dollars used to keep Rhode Island’s roads, highways and bridges clean cannot go towards other more enduring improvements.
“When RIDOT commemorates next year’s Earth Day...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be closing lanes on Route 138 tomorrow and Friday, April 23 and 24, 2009 on the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The closure is needed to allow for bridge inspection work. Motorists may encounter delays,...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will provide a panel of experts to share State and RIDOT bidding procedures as they host a Contract Opportunities Fair on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings, Salon IV & V, 801...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today it has formally awarded a $163.7 million contract to Cardi Corporation for the construction of a new Sakonnet River Bridge. Construction will begin shortly and a groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for April 24.
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Enough ARRA Funds for Both Buses and Train Station
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Michael P. Lewis is refuting this afternoon’s Providence Journal blog entry that insinuates that dollars will not be available for new Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)...
Thanks to the over $137 million in Federal stimulus funds for transportation available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, more and more Rhode Islanders will be put to work in the field of construction. That means that more orange cones will be visible on the State’...
