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Winter driving season is almost here. Are you ready? View RIDOT's winter driving website and remember to take it slow in ice and snow.
RIDOT is now accepting applications from vendors to help the Department with plowing and sanding operations.
RIDOT and its partner agencies are finalizing a list of proposed local road and bridge improvements across Rhode Island, funded by a new low-interest loan program. A public hearing on the projects has been scheduled for December 13. Click here for more details and the proposed project list.
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management, RIDOT and the Rhode Island State Police are advising motorists to be alert for deer, particularly at dawn and dusk, during deer mating season through December.
RIDOT's Wickford Junction Station was selected as one of the top 10 best transportation projects in the country in the America’s Transportation Awards competition.
Parking at Kingston Station in South Kingstown is limited due to ongoing parking lot improvements through late fall. South County Bike Path users may wish to choose an alternative parking lot, especially on weekdays when the train station is busiest.
RIDOT is installing murals on bridge abutments and retaining walls that are prone to graffiti. The newest murals were unveiled in June on I-95 in Providence and Hopkinton.
Attended a meeting about a RIDOT project recently? Get more information and access to maps, presentations and other information.
Rhode Island's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) 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.
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.
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 has explored the establishment of a tolling facility on this bridge. As part of this process, the Department submitted a Reevaluation Report on the bridge's Environmental Impact Statement to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which has been accepted. Click here to view the FHWA's Record of Decision in its entirety.
RIDOT on April 5 unveiled its new bridge preservation program that will address bridges in the I-95 corridor from Warwick to Providence.
View a map of bridges to be maintained as part of this program.
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.
RIDOT has started work on the Providence Viaduct, which carries I-95 through the heart of Rhode Island's capital city. The Viaduct is a central artery in our state - and in our region.
New! RIDOT and RIPTA team up to offer free parking at select commuter rail stations and discount bus fare at commuter lots servicing Providence. Learn more!
RIDOT and its highway safety partners are grateful for the recent passage of bills that retain Rhode Island's primary seat belt law and keep our state moving in the right direction in reducing fatalities and serious injuries in motor vehicle accidents.
Learn more about the efforts to preserve Rhode Island's primary seat belt law
The Iway (I-195 Relocation) Project is largely complete, but additional work remains to reconstruct city streets bisected by the highway corridor.
RIDOT is currently replacing the Pawtucket River Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Seekonk River in Pawtucket.
RIDOT is working to replace the 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 2013.