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Another winter storm is expected this weekend. RIDOT will be out in force plowing and treating the roads as needed. View RIDOT's winter driving website and remember to take it slow in ice and snow.
RIDOT is scheduled to speak about the removal of Magnolia Bridge No. 503 at a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 6 p.m. at William D'Abate School, 60 Kossuth Street, Providence. During this project, the Plainfield Street off-ramp from Route 6 West will be permanently closed. Download a meeting flyer here in English and Spanish, or view a map of the project area.
RIDOT is seeking proposals to install two murals by David Macaulay, a renowned artist and alumnus and faculty member at the Rhode Island School of Design. RIDOT has installed two murals as part of its on Highway Beautification program. Shown above is the first mural installed in June 2012 along I-195 in East Providence. Click here to learn more.
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Board of Directors recently voted to elect RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis to serve as the association's president. Read more here.
RIDOT is seeking proposals from community-based organizations for seat belt education campaigns. The Department is making $1 million available over a four-year period for programs that increase seat belt usage, including proper usage of child seats. Click here to learn more.
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee on October 1 signed Rhode Island's 2012 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The plan is a blueprint for moving Toward Zero Deaths, a national effort to cut traffic fatalities and serious injuries in half by 2030. Watch a video on TZD that premiered at the SHSP signing event.
RIDOT and the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office have teamed up to bring AT&T's "Txtng & Drivng ... It Can Wait" awareness campaign to high schools throughout Rhode Island this year. Click here to watch the compelling 10-minute video being shown as part of this program.
RIDOT is now accepting applications from vendors to help the Department with plowing and sanding operations.
RIDOT is proud to introduce Resonate, a series of new initiatives that marks the Department's commitment to the community and the men and women who dedicate themselves to provide the best transportation system possible for Rhode Islanders.
Governor Chafee and RIDOT are offering free parking at T.F. Green and Wickford Junction stations for the rest of the winter. Normal train fares to Providence and Boston apply. Read more here.
The free parking is designed to help commuters get to work in Providence at a time when city streets and parking have been greatly impacted by a blizzard, and in expectation of more storms in the coming weeks.
In addition to the free wintertime parking, RIDOT is continuing its Wickford Wintertime Wednesdays promotion, offering commuters a chance to sample rail service from Wickford Junction to Providence with free round-trip train fare each Wednesday through February 27.
Travel time from Wickford to Providence is about 35 minutes and from Warwick it's only 20 minutes.
Commuter rail service features 20 weekday stops to and from T.F. Green and Wickford Junction stations and Providence Station, with 15 stops offering connecting service back and forth to Boston.
RIDOT has identified $22 million of repairs to State Roads along Rhode Island's southern coast that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Explore the links below to learn more:
RIDOT used accelerated bridge construction methods to completely replace the Frenchtown Brook Bridge in East Greenwich in just one month.
The safety and preservation of the Rhode Island highway system is the top priority of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. RIDOT staff is involved in designing, constructing, inspecting and maintaining our bridge inventory, and is committed to ensuring these structures remain safe.
The Iway (I-195 Relocation) Project is largely complete, but additional work remains to reconstruct city streets bisected by the highway corridor.
RIDOT intends to award the next Iway contracts in early 2013.
Click here to learn more about the Iway
Rhode Island, like the rest of the country, is struggling to maintain its system of roads and bridges under very challenging financial constraints. Generally, the level of investment in infrastructure improvement has not kept pace with demand or the escalating costs of construction. With the opening of the new Sakonnet River Bridge this fall, RIDOT does not have the resources to properly maintain the structure.
As a means of preserving this vital state asset, RIDOT is exploring the establishment of a tolling facility on this bridge. As part of this process, the Department has filed a Reevaluation Report on the bridge's Environmental Impact Statement to the Federal Highway Administration. Click here to view the report in its entirety.
RIDOT has received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER grant program that will allow the Department to accelerate the rehabilitation of the Providence Viaduct. This 1,290-foot multi-span bridge carries I-95 through the heart of Providence and carries more traffic than any other segment of the Interstate in Rhode Island.
RIDOT intends to replace this bridge in phases to minimize the impact of its estimated $169 million cost by spreading it over several years. The $10 million grant allows the Department to begin work one year earlier than planned.
RIDOT is currently replacing the Pawtucket River Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Seekonk River in Pawtucket. On September 15, 2012, RIDOT shifted I-95 South to a new bridge, eliminating all truck detours.
Read more about the Pawtucket River Bridge Project.
RIDOT is working to replace the aging Sakonnet River Bridge, which carries Route 24 between Tiverton and Portsmouth. All traffic has been shifted to the new bridge, but work will continue on other elements of the project through next year.
