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RIDOT is now accepting applications from private contractors to assist with winter operations. Click here for more information and a registration form.
RIDOT provides weekly updates of construction activities related to the new Sakonnet River Bridge. Click here for the latest update.
The R.I. Turnpike & Bridge Authority (RITBA) increased the toll on the Pell (Newport) Bridge effective September 8, 2009. Visit the RITBA website for more information.
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Blue Ribbon Panel - Members, Schedule, Agendas, Presentations to Panel, Meeting Minutes.
DBE Supportive Services program Mission 360° – Business Opportunity and Workforce Development (BOWD)
Kazem Farhoumand, P.E.
401-222-2492, ext. 4100
The Chief Engineer administers the Project Management Division, which consists of the Design Section, including Road, Bridge and Traffic Units, the Construction Management Section, Materials, Environmental and Landscaping, and Research & Technology.
Robert Smith, P.E.
Acting Deputy Chief Engineer
401-222-2023, ext. 4023
The Design Section is responsible for the preparation of engineering plans, specifications and estimates for the construction and reconstruction of Rhode Island’s state-owned and maintained highways, bridges, traffic signal systems and bicycle and pedestrian paths. This work also involves coordination with Rhode Island's 39 cites and towns, and various citizen advocacy groups.
The Design Section coordinates with various Federal agencies, notably the Federal Highway Administration, the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This section is also responsible for the review of Utility Permits, Land Sale Requests and Physical Alteration Permit Applications (PAPA).
Road Design
Vincent Palumbo, P.E.
Acting Managing Engineer
401-222-2023, ext. 4049
Bridge Design
David Fish, P.E.
Managing Engineer
401-222-2053, ext. 4022
Bridge Inspection, within Bridge Design, is responsible for the federally mandated biennial inspection program, and other specialized programs including those for scour and fracture-critical structures, and the development of a Bridge Management System.
Traffic Design
Robert Rocchio, P.E.
Managing Engineer
401-222-2694, ext. 4206
Colin A. Franco, P.E.
Associate Chief Engineer
401-222-3030
RIDOT Materials & Research
Mark Felag, P.E.
Managing Engineer
401-222-2524
The objective of RIDOT's Materials and Research Section is to assure quality materials are designed properly and that the materials provided meet specifications upon incorporation into all highway and bridge construction and maintenance projects, to administer the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s Research and Pavement Preservation efforts and perform forensic testing when needed, to provide information on current and emerging technologies related to the transportation field in the areas of research and testing, products and processes, pavement preservation and geotechnical engineering and to advance the state of knowledge in these areas within the guidelines set forth by the department and the Federal Highway Administration.
Frank Corrao III, P.E.
Deputy Chief Engineer
401-222-2468, ext. 4202
RIDOT Construction Management
Construction contract administration is the responsibility of this section. Most contracts are for the construction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges. These vary from pavement crack sealing to the relocation of a major Interstate and the construction of new limited access facilities.
Furthermore, this Department’s construction contracts have become more diverse in recent years. The Construction Management Section is currently administering contracts for the establishment of the freight rail line to remove freight trains from the Amtrak commuter tracks.
This section is also currently overseeing the construction and restoration of numerous buildings such as salt storage sheds, transfer stations, intermodal transportation facilities, as well as the restoration of old train stations.
The Construction Management Section is also working on bike paths and linear parks. Another major concentration of contracts is for the construction
Chief Civil Engineers (401) 222-2468
V. Kathy Cheteyan
Manager
401 222-2815, ext. 4350
RIDOT Survey Section
The mission of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Survey Section is to provide program management, assistance, services, and systems for statewide surveying efforts.
Peter Healey
401 222-6940
Landscape
401-222-2023, ext. 4090
