Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 21, 2023
Newport's 'Road to Nowhere' Begins Going Somewhere
A Newport, R.I., highway dubbed by locals as "the road to nowhere," is finally going somewhere due to the $85.5 million Pell Bridge Ramps Project. "Back in the 1960s when the Newport bridge was put in, there was a road system planned but never built," said Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) spokesman Charles St....
NRI Now & RIDOT - Wed September 13, 2023
Flyover Bridge in North Smithfield, R.I., Coming Soon to Massive Road Project
A massive, $196 million rehabilitation of Rhode Island Highway 146 is well under way, and in the coming months motorists in the northern part of the state will see a major change as construction moves to the building of a new flyover bridge across Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Rhode Island Receives RAISE Grant Toward Route 37 Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently announced the award of a federal RAISE grant that will provide $25 million toward a $100 million project, the third of three highway projects designed to overhaul Route 37....
State of Rhode Island Newsroom - Wed April 26, 2023
Rhode Island Governor Kicks Off State's Road Building Season at I-95 Project
With the spring weather warm enough to begin Rhode Island's 2023 road and bridge construction season, Gov. Dan McKee led a contingent of state and local leaders in a groundbreaking ceremony on April 13 to kick off the multiple projects scheduled for the year....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Mon July 18, 2022
Rhode Island Airport Connector Project Breaks Ground
Gov. Dan McKee, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Federal Highway Administrator Carlos C. Machado and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti Jr....
Rhode Island Government - Tue June 07, 2022
Rhode Island Officials Break Ground on $196M State Route 146 Project
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was joined by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse on June 3 to officially begin the expansive $196 million reconstruction of Rhode Island Route 146. The groundbreaking ceremony, just off Route 146 in North Smithfield, also included Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti and other state and local leaders....
RIDOT - Thu March 31, 2022
Two Road Construction Projects in Rhode Island Get Under Way as Spring Returns
Despite spring's struggle to gain a toehold in New England, the construction season has begun in many states, including Rhode Island, where two projects are now under way. Aquidneck Avenue Resurfacing in MiddletownState lawmakers and other state officials were on hand March 22 to break ground on a $9 million project to resurface approximately one mile of Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown from East Main Road to Green End Avenue....
RI.GOV - Thu March 24, 2022
Congressman Cicilline, RIDOT Break Ground for Aquidneck Avenue Resurfacing Project
Congressman David Cicilline and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti Jr. joined state and local leaders to break ground on a project to resurface approximately 1 mi. of Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, from East Main Road to Green End Avenue....
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....
The Providence Journal - Thu September 30, 2021
Replacement of Cranston, R.I. Bridge May Last Until Next Spring
Cranston, R.I.'s Park Avenue railroad bridge, the city's primary east-west connector for cars and trucks, will likely remain closed until at least spring 2022 due to a shortage of Amtrak workers....
