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State Government Press Releases

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11/19/2024
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. and Middletown Town Administrator Shawn Brown today joined with other state and local leaders to mark the completion of a project to reconstruct a portion of Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, one of the town's busiest...
11/12/2024
Beginning Friday night, November 15 at 9 p.m. through Monday morning, November 18 at 6 a.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close Route 146A South at Route 146 in North Smithfield for demolition associated with the reconstruction of this interchange. During this time,...
11/04/2024
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Seth Magaziner, Congressman Gabe Amo, and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. today gathered with Amtrak leadership and other federal, state and local leaders to kick off a long-awaited project to...
10/25/2024
The Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that on the weekends of November 1-4 and November 8-11, it will conduct its fifth rapid bridge installation since this summer with the replacement of the I-95 northbound bridge over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The bridge...
10/18/2024
On the weekends of November 1-4 and November 8-11, Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will conduct its fifth rapid bridge installation since this summer with the replacement of the I-95 northbound bridge over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The bridge will be completely replaced over...
10/17/2024
As part of its ongoing Route 146 Project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make a traffic shift at the Route 146/Route146A interchange in North Smithfield on Friday night, October 18. The change will move the exit point for a turnaround that has been used by traffic...
10/11/2024
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced it will resume temporary road closures in Providence and East Providence in connection with the resumption of bridge deck and beam demolition of the old Washington Bridge. Effective Tuesday, October 15 at 7 p.m., RIDOT will...
10/09/2024
On the nights of October 15-17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close the Providence Street Bridge over I-295 in West Warwick for ongoing work at the bridge. Motorists are advised to use the signed detour via Route 2 and East Avenue during the closure period from 10 p.m....
10/08/2024
For one night only, starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close one lane on Route 146 North and detour traffic on Sayles Hill Road where it meets Route 146 in North Smithfield. The closures will create a work zone so...
09/30/2024
For one night only, starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close one lane on Route 146 North and detour traffic on Sayles Hill Road where it meets Route 146 in North Smithfield. The closures will create a work zone so heavy...