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State Government Press Releases

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11/13/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will be closing lanes on I-95 North and South in Pawtucket during overnight hours on a regular basis beginning Sunday night, November 15, 2009. The closures are needed for work on an interim bridge repair project for the...
11/13/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will close I-95 North and South in Providence on various nights over the next two weeks for Iway-related construction. The closures will also affect traffic on I-195 West to I-95 North. Motorists are strongly urged to...
11/10/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and its Office on Highway Safety are sending a message to drivers that it is now illegal to text while driving. Rhode Island is the 19th state, along with the District of Columbia, to pass such a law. Governor Donald L. Carcieri signed this...
11/06/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) wants to remind motorists that it will be making changes this weekend to traffic patterns on I-95 South in Providence with the relocation of Exit 20 for I-195 East. Beginning at 11 p.m. tonight, Friday, November 6, 2009, RIDOT will close the...
11/03/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will be closing one of two northbound lanes on Route 1 on the Narragansett/South Kingstown line in conjunction with a bridge rehabilitation project. The closure will take place tonight, November 3, 2009 after 8 p.m. and...
11/03/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that it will be making changes to split-lane traffic patterns on I-95 South in Providence this week. The most significant of these will involve the relocation of Exit 20 for I-195 East over the coming weekend. Beginning at 11 p.m....
11/03/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that construction associated with the Weaver Hill Road bridge project in West Greenwich will require the brief closure of one lane of travel on I-95 South tomorrow, Wednesday, November 4, 2009. When the lane reopens, truck...
10/29/2009
This morning during a press event in Warwick, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reminded motorists that State and local law enforcement agencies will be stopping and arresting drunk drivers as part of an aggressive You Drink & Drive. You Lose. statewide enforcement effort. ...
10/27/2009
Halloween is almost here and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is joining the local and State law enforcement community and the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind motorists not to drink and drive. A press event to reinforce this message is...
10/23/2009
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that will be opening a new access to an existing on-ramp from Dean Street to the Route 6/10 Connector Inbound, which affords direct access to I-95 North and South. This work was done as part of a $1.3 million project to upgrade...