Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis will be going to Washington, DC tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 to meet with White House leadership for a transportation forum. Director Lewis will be accompanied by RIDOT’s Associate Chief Engineer for Planning and...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced a change in this week’s overnight highway closure plan in Providence. Tonight, Thursday, January 29, 2009, RIDOT will close the ramp from I-195 West to I-95 North. I-95 North will not be closed as previously announced, however,
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Sports Radio 103.7 WEEI-FM have joined forces to tackle drunk driving. The group has distributed more than 50,000 drink coasters for this weekend’s Big Game to area bars and restaurants with the message, “Designate a Sober Driver BEFORE...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that overnight closures scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 on I-95 South in Providence have been canceled. Motorists may still expect to see lane closures on I-95 North and South between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. At least...
Periodic closures needed over next two weeks
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin overnight closures of I-95 in Providence on Monday, January 26, 2009 to allow for the safe demolition of the former Pine Street and Friendship Street overpasses. Planned closures this...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has established a presence on popular web-based social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Blogger. These sites will allow for wider dissemination of news releases, traffic alerts and other...
On Friday, January 23, a crew from RIDOT’s Highway & Bridge Maintenance division will place barrels to narrow the roadway of the Dyer Avenue Bridge over the Pocasset River in Cranston, and will erect signs limiting the weight of vehicles on the bridge to 18 tons or less. Posting the bridge at a...
Periodic closures needed over next few weeks
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will postpone this week’s scheduled overnight closures on I-95 South in Providence. The closures are being planned to allow for the safe demolition of the former Pine...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it will close I-95 in Providence during the overnight hours on various nights over the next three weeks. The first closures are scheduled to take place next week on Wednesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 22, 2009....
A review of travel times on I-95 South and I-195 East during the first month of motorists using the new Exit 20 to the Iway saw an overall improvement in travel times and average speeds, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced.
In the first week, travel times during the...
