Rhode Island Department of Transportation

Lori Tobias - Fri June 09, 2017

Oldest Masonry Bridge in Rhode Island Gets a Makeover

Work is under way to rehabilitate the oldest masonry bridge in Rhode Island. The historic Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge was built in 1855, but has been deemed structurally deficient since 2007, and because of that, a 20-ton weight limit is in place....

Tue April 04, 2017

Narragansetts Seek Injunction to Stop Highway Project Work Worth $105 Million

The Narragansett Tribe has asked a federal judge for an injunction blocking further construction of a $105 million Providence highway project. The dispute stems from a damaged archaeological site buried beneath Interstate 95....

Wed March 22, 2017

RIDOT Bridge Replacement Begins for Capron Road Bridge in Smithfield

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it began replacement of the structurally deficient Capron Road Bridge, a bridge that carries local traffic on Capron Road over a tributary of the Woonasquatucket River in Smithfield....

Wed March 08, 2017

The First Year of RhodeWorks Fulfills Promises, Delivers on Improving Rhode Island's Crumbling Roads, Bridges

One year after passage of the landmark RhodeWorks transportation legislation, Rhode Island has initiated millions of dollars of construction projects and puts hundreds of people back to work. At the same time, RhodeWorks has paved the way for a new Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), reorganized into a transparent, accountable and highly efficient state agency able to deliver on a cumulative total of $1 billion in transportation investment by the end of 2017....

Thu February 09, 2017

RIDOT Seeks Federal Funding for Providence Project

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund an enhanced design of the 6/10 Interchange where it intersects with I-95 northbound and the Providence Viaduct northbound....

Thu January 12, 2017

RIDOT Completes Route 138 Resurfacing Ahead of Schedule

Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) officials were joined by Sen. Jack Reed at a ceremony to mark the completion of a resurfacing project to address poor pavement conditions on parts of Route 138 in the South Kingstown villages of Kingston and West Kingston....

Wed November 30, 2016

Project Sign Unveiled at Future Site of Pawtucket/Central Falls Train Station

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island officials placed a construction sign at the future site of a new Pawtucket-Central Falls commuter rail station. State and city leaders unveiled the new sign at the intersection of Pine Street and Goff Avenue, near where the train station is scheduled to open in 2020....

Irwin Rapoport - Mon October 03, 2016

RIDOT's $29.9M Apponaug Circulator Project to Reduce Rte. 1 Traffic Volume

Started in the summer of 2014, Cardi Corporation expects to deliver substantial completion in the fall of 2017 of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's (RIDOT) Apponaug Circulator Project in the city of Warwick....

Wed September 07, 2016

RIDOT Invests in Road Repairs in South Kingstown

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is investing in much-needed repairs to 1.3 mi. (2 km) of roadway in the villages of Wakefield and Peace Dale in South Kingstown. Work is under way with the initial task involving the installation of new drainage structures along a section of Kingstown Road, working south toward High Street....