The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it is closing two rural bridges, one in northern Rhode Island in Cumberland and another in the South County village of Wyoming. Recent inspection of both bridges, which were posted for reduced weight limits, revealed...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is recruiting for summer interns interested in the field of engineering and transportation. College students with a good academic standing are eligible.
Selected students will be able to work alongside professionals in the fields of Audit;...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Recovery and Reinvestment (OERR), has created a contract opportunities calendar on the RIDOT website, www.dot.ri.gov . The calendar may also be viewed from a...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will no longer use its old email addresses, @dot.state.ri.us, beginning Monday, February 23. The email address domain was replaced with @dot.ri.gov over two years ago.
RIDOT will block delivery to the old addresses due to increasing SPAM...
Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis will be going to Washington, DC tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 to meet with White House leadership for a transportation forum. Director Lewis will be accompanied by RIDOT’s Associate Chief Engineer for Planning and...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a change in this week’s overnight highway closure plan in Providence. Tonight, Thursday, January 29, 2009, RIDOT will close the ramp from I-195 West to I-95 North. I-95 North will not be closed as previously announced, however,
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Sports Radio 103.7 WEEI-FM have joined forces to tackle drunk driving. The group has distributed more than 50,000 drink coasters for this weekend’s Big Game to area bars and restaurants with the message, “Designate a Sober Driver BEFORE...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that overnight closures scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 on I-95 South in Providence have been canceled. Motorists may still expect to see lane closures on I-95 North and South between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. At least...
Periodic closures needed over next two weeks
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin overnight closures of I-95 in Providence on Monday, January 26, 2009 to allow for the safe demolition of the former Pine Street and Friendship Street overpasses. Planned closures this...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has established a presence on popular web-based social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Blogger. These sites will allow for wider dissemination of news releases, traffic alerts and other...
