RIDOT - Mon November 22, 2021
'Missing Move' Route 10 to Route 6 Flyover Ramp Opens Two Years Ahead of Schedule
Rhode Island Lieutenant Gov. Sabina Matos, U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen James Langevin and David Cicilline, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr....
RIDOT - Wed August 25, 2021
RIDOT Breaks Ground for Birch Swamp Road/Schoolhouse Road Project in Warren
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) broke ground Aug. 25 to start a pavement reclamation and reconstruction project for 2.6 mi. along Birch Swamp Road and Schoolhouse Road in Warren. The project will be complete in December of 2022....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Tue November 24, 2020
Replacement Begins on 89-Year-Old Rhode Island Rail Bridge
In mid-November, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) began pre-construction activities for the $5.2 million replacement of the Union Village Railroad Bridge, which carries Great Road over the Providence & Worcester rail line between Lapre Road and Meadowbrook Drive in North Smithfield....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Wed September 09, 2020
Rhode Island DOT, Congressional Delegation Kickoff Route 146 Project
Rhode Island's two United States senators, along with its congressmen, were joined by other state and local leaders Sept. 2 on the side of State Route 146 in Smithfield to announce much-needed improvements to the roadway, made possible by a federal $65 million INFRA grant....
RIDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
High School Students Take Part in Construction Career Days
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) teamed up with numerous construction and trade industry professionals Oct. 30 to help more than 500 high school seniors from 26 schools to explore new careers in the transportation construction trades at the RIDOT Construction Career Days, held today at RIDOT's Midstate Facility in East Greenwich....
RIDOT - Thu October 24, 2019
RIDOT Begins First Phase to Replace Hawkins Street Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced the start of a project to replace the city of Providence-owned Hawkins Street Bridge, which carries Hawkins Street over the West River, between Branch Avenue and Corliss Park, in Providence....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu March 28, 2019
Rhode Island's Victory Highway Bridge in Second Phase of Reconstruction
Reconstruction of the Victory Highway Bridge, which carries Victory Highway, Route 102, over Route 95 in West Greenwich, R.I., started in Nov. 2017 and is in its second phase, with half the bridge having been demolished and rebuilt and the second half under way....
RIDOT - Thu March 28, 2019
RIDOT Making Steel Repairs to Diamond Hill Road Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it will be performing steel repairs this summer to the Diamond Hill Road Bridge, which carries Diamond Hill Road over I-295 in Cumberland....
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....
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....
