The Associated Press - Mon March 18, 2024
Rhode Island Officials Finally Decide to Demolish, Replace Unsafe Washington Bridge
A critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns in December will need to be demolished and replaced, Gov. Dan McKee said March 14. An independent review of the Washington Bridge — which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from East Providence to Providence and serves as a key gateway to the capital city — found additional structural deficiencies that require it to be replaced, McKee said at an afternoon press conference....
CEG - Thu March 07, 2024
J.R. Vinagro Expedites Work to Replace Critical Bridge Over Pawtuxet River
As part of a major effort to improve Rhode Island Highway 37 between the cities of Cranston and Warwick, the state's Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is steering two separate phases of work on the critical east-west freeway....
Brown Daily Herald - Tue February 27, 2024
With $81M in Hand, RIDOT to Build New Freeway Connection From I-95 to Business Park
In January, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) received $81 million in federal funding to establish a new freeway connection between Interstate 95 and Quonset Business Park, south of Providence, which will allow the agency to complete what it calls the "missing move" at the interchange of I-95 and Rhode Island Highway 4....
Valley Breeze & RIDOT - Wed January 31, 2024
Major Highway Project in North Smithfield, R.I., Progressing On Time, On Budget
The critical Rhode Island Highway 146 renovation project that originally began in 2022 is progressing nicely, state officials have reported, with recently installed center posts and beams now clearly revealing how far the roadway will be raised to allow Sayles Hill Road to pass underneath....
Rhode Island Current - Wed January 31, 2024
Rhode Island's Governor Takes Steps to Fix Washington Bridge; Disaster Relief Sought
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to show flexibility on whether the state can qualify for disaster funding in the wake of the abrupt closure of the Washington Bridge's westbound lanes this past Dec....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 28, 2023
Failing Components Force Lane Closure On Busy Bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently closed the westbound lanes of the Washington Bridge, one of the busiest sections of highway in the state, after a consultant inspecting work on the bridge discovered bridge components that were in critical danger of failing....
RIDOT - Mon November 27, 2023
Rhode Island Ranks 11th in Nation in NRDC Scorecard
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced that Rhode Island has been ranked 11th in the nation for its use of transportation funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an international non-profit environmental organization....
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....
