The first event in a busy week of activities in celebration of National Transportation Week (May 11-15) takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 as 14 teams from eight Rhode Island middle schools compete in the 5th Annual University of Rhode Island Transportation Center Robotics Challenge.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that an updated version of its popular Guide to Cycling in the Ocean State map is now available. Copies of the map can be requested online at www.dot.ri.gov/bikeri or by calling (401) 222-4203 Ext. 4033. Electronic versions of...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and 14 Rhode Island formalwear shops have joined forces to discourage underage drinking during prom season. A total of 10,000 tags will be put on tuxedo hangers with the message: “Thinking of drinking this prom season? Don’t let...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will hold a public workshop to discuss the $20 million Local Equity Aid Program (RI-LEAP) on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Providence Marriott, One Orms Street, Providence.
RI-LEAP, being funded by RIDOT and the Federal Highway...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is lowering the posting of Cove Bridge #495, also known as the Escape Bridge, in Portsmouth to 4 tons. Vehicles over 4 tons will no longer be able to cross the bridge and will have to take alternate routes. Work to change the posting signs...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has completed work on the next segment of the Blackstone River Bikeway. This section, approximately 2,000 feet long, is on the northern end of the path in Woonsocket.
While short, this new segment is vital in that it...
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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