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09/10/2018
Lane splits will be removed; all lanes will shift to the left The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a change in schedule for the start of the final phase of its project to rehabilitate the structurally deficient Blackstone Street Bridge, which...
08/28/2018
Public-private partnership with Twin River makes project possible Long-awaited traffic improvements at the intersection of William S. Canning Boulevard and Stafford Road in Tiverton were unveiled today as Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti...
08/27/2018
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it will close travel lanes on I-195 West and temporarily close the Taunton Avenue on-ramp as it continues to modify the work zone for the Washington Bridge Rehabilitation Project. Starting at 8 p.m. tonight, Monday,...
08/26/2018
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a series of steps it will take to alleviate traffic congestion on I-195 at the Washington Bridge westbound in advance of local school openings. Contractors are working through this weekend to reinstitute a fourth travel lane...
08/17/2018
Governor Gina Raimondo, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Congressman Jim Langevin, and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. today joined with the Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly to celebrate the reopening of the Westerly Train Station in downtown Westerly.
08/10/2018
Closure necessary as part of Washington Bridge Rehabilitation Project The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists of the upcoming long-term closure of the Gano Street (Exit 3) off-ramp on I-195 West in Providence. Effective Sunday night, August...
08/03/2018
Gano Street off-ramp closing as part of bridge rehabilitation project The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced start of a new phase of work on the bridge rehabilitation project for the portion of the Washington Bridge that carries westbound traffic...
07/27/2018
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is reminding interested persons of three public hearings scheduled for tonight, Friday, July 27 for the purposes of soliciting comments on its Environmental Assessment (EA) for Toll Locations 3, 4 & 6 through 13 on I-95, I-195, I-295, US Route 6,...
07/23/2018
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close multiple lanes of I-95 North tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 24, for survey work following repair to an area of settled pavement near the Park Avenue overpass in Cranston. The work is part of a study of subsurface conditions that...
07/23/2018
Traffic on I-95 North After Exit 8 to Go Down to One Lane Starting Friday Night, July 27 Today, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced a weekend lane reduction as part of the second phase of bridge deck and joint repairs at the South County Freeway...