RIDOT - Thu September 12, 2019
I-95 Oxford Street Bridge Update: Crews Continue Bridge Deck Replacement
RIDOT is replacing the deck of the Oxford Street Bridge, which carries I-95 over Oxford Street between Exit 18 (Thurbers Avenue) and the I-195 interchange. As part of this $10.8 million project, RIDOT will implement a series of temporary traffic patterns with lane splits so all areas of the bridge deck can be replaced....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 03, 2019
RIDOT Begins $715.6M in RhodeWorks Projects; Largest Season in Agency History
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) kicked off the largest transportation construction season in the history of the agency in April, touting 77 new and ongoing projects valued at $715.6 million....
Associated Press - Thu April 11, 2019
R.I. Transportation Officials Seek $200M for Providence Viaduct Project
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is seeking to borrow $200 million to repair the viaduct bridges in Providence that carry parts of northbound Interstate 95 through the city....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Thu April 11, 2019
RIDOT to Repair Old Stone Bridge Causeway in Portsmouth
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) plans to start repairs on the Portsmouth side of the Old Stone Bridge causeway in late April. A section of the causeway eroded and broke off into the Sakonnet River on March 22, 2019 causing potential impediments to watercraft....
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....
Associated Press - Thu March 14, 2019
RIDOT Announces Plans to Replace Henderson Bridge
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced plans to replace Henderson Bridge. WJAR-TV reported that the project is expected to bring an additional 800 jobs....
RIDOT - Thu February 14, 2019
RIDOT Ready to Start Work on Next 10 Tolling Gantries
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to proceed with construction of the next 10 tolling gantries in Rhode Island. The FHWA had reviewed the environmental assessment submitted by RIDOT and issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) which clears the path for construction....
RIDOT - Thu January 17, 2019
Woonsocket Hill Road Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) celebrated the early reopening of the Woonsocket Hill Road Bridge in North Smithfield. The department closed the structurally deficient bridge in February and completed its replacement approximately one month ahead of schedule....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 03, 2019
'Missing Move' Flyover Ramp Work to Improve Providence Traffic Flow
The reconstruction of the Route 6 & Route 10 Interchange in the Olneyville area, just west of downtown Providence, began this fall and will lead to the replacement of seven of the nine bridge structures and the creation of a "missing move" flyover ramp to improve regional traffic flow....
Associated Press - Thu January 03, 2019
Repairs Begin on Bridge That Carries I-95 Over Wood River Near Connecticut
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island transportation officials said they're beginning repair work on a large highway bridge. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said work has begun on the Wood River Valley Bridge, which carries Interstate 95 over Mechanic Street and the Wood River between Hopkinton and Richmond....
