The Providence-Newport ferry service continues to prove popular with Rhode Islanders and visitors alike, and has sold more than 5,000 tickets in its first 12 days, providing passengers a unique and convenient transportation option to one of Rhode Island's most popular summer destinations. ...
Effective Wednesday, July 13, motorists who travel on Route 1 (Post Road) in a 1.6 mile stretch, just south of Camp Avenue to Route 1A (West Main Street) in North Kingstown, will experience a new traffic pattern. This proven safety measure is being implemented by the Rhode Island Department of...
The inaugural weekend of the new Providence-Newport ferry service proved very popular with Rhode Islanders, as more than 1,000 people took advantage of this new transit connection during its debut this past Fourth of July weekend.
From its start on Friday, July 1 through yesterday, July 4,...
Effective today, Friday, July 1, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has consolidated its existing 511 traveler information service. Now, instead of getting automated recorded messages, callers will be able to speak with live operators. The consolidation will translate to a...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced it will debut its new ferry service connecting Providence and Newport on July 1.
The new service will run during the busy tourism season, July 1-Sept. 5, bolstering the state's economy and promoting public transit for...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be working to improve pedestrian safety and mobility at the heavily traveled intersection of Francis Street and Memorial Boulevard in the City of Providence, with preliminary construction activities, such as the installation of temporary...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it intends to bring back the train service to the annual Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show in 2017, providing an alternative way to get to one of Rhode Island's most popular and most attended events of the...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) tonight will be performing repairs on a support system in use at the Huntington Viaduct Bridge in Providence, one of many bridges that makes up the Route 6-10 interchange that's in a state of advanced deterioration.
Based on the findings the...
As the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) implements the largest reorganization in its history, approved by the General Assembly in 2015, it has announced the appointment of 10 individuals to join the Department's senior leadership team.
The new hires represent a wealth of...
PLEASE NOTE: The train schedule has changed effective Thursday morning, June 9, 2016. Please check out this link for the latest information: http://www.ri.gov/press/view/27766.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced today a more robust schedule for free trains to this year's...
