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....
AASHTO Journal - Wed December 26, 2018
VIDEO: RIDOT Taps 'Bridge-In-A-Backpack' System for Replacement Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it wrapped up its $3.6 million Railroad Avenue Bridge replacement project seven-months ahead of schedule due to the use of a "Bridge-In-A-Backpack" system developed at the University of Maine and commercially offered by Advanced Infrastructure Technologies....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
New Traffic Pattern Part of $410M 6/10 Interchange Project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced a series of traffic pattern changes it will implement as work advances on the reconstruction of the $410 million Route 6/10 Interchange. The traffic changes are all temporary, but some will be in place for several months....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Mon November 05, 2018
Officials Break Ground on New Rhode Island Rail Station, Bus Hub
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined with Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation - Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen James Langevin and David Cicilline - Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti and Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Chief Executive Officer Scott Avedisian recently with other federal, state and local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Pawtucket-Central Falls Commuter Rail Station and Bus Hub....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Thu September 27, 2018
Washington Bridge Work to Cause Long-Term Closure of Gano St. Exit
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announces the long-term closure of the Gano Street (Exit 3) off-ramp on I-195 West in Providence. Effective Aug. 19 the ramp will be closed through fall 2019 as part of the rehabilitation of the Washington Bridge, which carries I-195 West from East Providence to Providence....
Associated Press - Thu September 27, 2018
R.I. Receives More Funding for Road Improvements
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island is getting nearly $26 million in additional federal funding for road maintenance and safety projects. U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced the Federal Highway Administration funding....
University of Vermont - Thu August 02, 2018
Feds to Aid Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center
The University of Vermont in collaboration with the University of Maine and others will create a highly-competitive University Transportation Center (UTC) called the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC)....
