CEG - Thu January 02, 2020
Rhode Island to Receive an Additional $50M for Bridge Upgrades
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the panel's Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) subcommittee, announced that Rhode Island will benefit from an additional $50 million for bridge improvement and repair projects....
RIDOT - Wed November 20, 2019
Crews Keep Busy on Infrastructure Projects Across Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) crews have been busy working on various projects across the state. Here is a pictorial roundup of some of these recent projects. ...
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....
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....
