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10/13/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) opened the newest segment of the Coventry Greenway following a ribbon cutting ceremony on the path this morning. The path connects two existing bike paths to form a continuous 14.2-mile bikeway, making it the second-longest bike path in Rhode...
10/13/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is closing a portion of a local road in Coventry in order to repair a culvert damaged by the flooding in March. The closure will affect Maple Valley Road in western Coventry and will remain in effect through October 22, 2010. During the...
10/12/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be closing Exit 20 (I-195 East) on I-95 South tonight during the overnight hours as part of a resurfacing operation on I-95. The ramp for Exit 20 may be partially closed after 8 p.m. with the full closure expected to take place after...
10/12/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists of traffic changes taking place this week in Providence as part of the Iway project. This is the first of many changes this fall regarding the opening of new roads, bridges and on- and off-ramps. Tomorrow, Wednesday,...
10/12/2010
Those driving on Route 138 near the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge, residents who live nearby or boaters in Narragansett Bay will notice activity this week around the remaining portion of the old Jamestown Bridge – a sign that demolition will soon begin. The Rhode Island Department of...
10/08/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is closing a portion of a local road in Hopkinton next week in order to repair a culvert damaged by the intense flooding in March. The closure will affect Woodville-Alton Road, south of Lindhbrook Country Club. It will begin on Tuesday,...
10/08/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is respectfully submitting to your publication an op-ed (see attachment) written by RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis asking that your readers and/or viewers approve Transportation Bond Question 3. Question 3 will appear on ballots on Election...
10/07/2010
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that a number of changes will be taking place this fall in Providence as a result of the Iway project. The changes include the opening of new roads, bridges and on and off ramps and represent some of the final traffic changes...
10/07/2010
Effective Thursday, October 14, 2010, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be expanding its overhead lighting curfew by shutting off highway lighting on Route 37 in Cranston and Warwick. The Department earlier last month turned off the overhead lighting on Route 44 at I-295...
09/30/2010
With today’s news that texting while driving is now illegal in Massachusetts, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and its Office on Highway Safety are reminding motorists that it is also illegal to text and drive in Rhode Island. A promotional campaign, “Drive Now. Text Laterâ€