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RIDOT TO INVEST
MORE THAN $90 MILLION IN 2018 PAVING PROJECTS
Nearly 45 miles of resurfacing
on sections of I-95 and many other state roads
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Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that
it will pave more than 45 miles of roads throughout the state this year
as part of Governor Raimondo's RhodeWorks program.
RIDOT will invest $80.8 million in 15 projects in 2018, which include
about 15 miles of multi-lane highways in Pawtucket, Warwick, South
Kingstown and Portsmouth. An additional $10 million will be spent on
pavement preservation efforts on nearly 140 miles of roads in dozens of
communities across the state.
"While many people associate RhodeWorks with our efforts to
rebuild our bridges, it is much more than that," RIDOT Director
Peter Alviti, Jr. said. "It is a comprehensive, data-driven
approach to rebuild our entire transportation infrastructure. This year
we'll make a sizeable dent in repaving our roads."
RIDOT will make every effort to limit the impact to traffic but this
work will require lane closures and cause travel delays. Initial
operations involve milling the roadway. Motorists should expect a
rough, textured surface until paving begins.
Work is underway on about one mile of I-95 in Pawtucket, in the area of
Exits 29 and 30, from Walcott Street to Woodbine Street. This $5
million project will be done at night when traffic volumes are lowest,
with evening and overnight lane closures and temporary ramp closures
possible from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights through
the end of June.
In mid-July, work will start on 6 miles of I-95 from Route 2 to Service
Avenue in Warwick. This $8.8 million project will continue through
mid-September. Like the I-95 paving work in Pawtucket, lane closures
and temporary ramp closures will be scheduled during the overnight
hours to reduce the impact on traffic.
In South County, work is underway on 4.7 miles of Route 1 from
Succotash Road to the Charlestown town line in South Kingstown. Paving
for this $7.1 million highway project will be done in early June and
the entire project finishes in early fall, with lane closures possible
weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In Newport County, work is underway on 3.6 miles of Route 24, from
Hummocks Avenue to West Main Road in Portsmouth. This $8.1 million
highway paving project will be done in November, with lane closures
possible both during weekday and overnight hours.
On non-highway roads, RIDOT will also pave about 30 miles on the
following roads in 2018:
City/Town
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Road
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Limits
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Date
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Miles
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Cost
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Barrington
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Nayatt Road
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Rumstick Rd. to Washington Rd.
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August - Summer '19
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1.8
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$3.9 million
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Cranston
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Rte. 2 (Reservoir Ave.)
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Park Ave. to Sockanosset Cross Rd.
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September - November
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1.7
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$3.9 million
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Hopkinton/Richmond
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Woodville Rd.
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Rte. 3 to Switch Rd.
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May - June
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4.3
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$5.1 million
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Johnston
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Rte. 6A (Hartford Ave.)
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Atwood Ave. to Killingly St.
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August - October
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1.5
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$4.7 million
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Johnston/Scituate
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Rte. 6 (Hartford Ave.)
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Just before I-295 overpass to Danielson Pike
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November
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3.5
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$5.9 million
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Johnston
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Winsor Ave.
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Greenville Ave. to West Greenville Rd.
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Now - August
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2.5
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$2.1 million
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Lincoln
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Railroad St.
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Rte. 126 (Old River Rd.) to Manville Hill Rd.
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June - November
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1
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$3.2 million
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Pawtucket
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Rte. 1A (Newport Ave.)
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Federal St. to the MA Line
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Now -
Spring '19
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1.6
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$4.9 million
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Portsmouth
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East Main Rd.
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Boyds Lane to Turnpike Ave.
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August - November
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2.3
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$9.5 million
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Scituate
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Rte. 6
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Rte. 102 to Rte. 101
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September - Spring '19
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3.1
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$4.2 million
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Scituate
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Rockland Rd.
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Central Pike to Danielson Pike
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June - Spring '19
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1.4
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$2.6 million
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addition to these projects, RIDOT has a robust pavement preservation
program. This involves the use of treatments that will extend the
service life of pavement and improve its rideability until a full
repaving can be scheduled.
The Department will commit $10 million in pavement preservation in
2018. This includes crack sealing, chip sealing using a rubberized
asphalt, and the use of a thin pavement overlay called paver placed
elastomeric surface treatment. Highlights of the program include:
- 100
miles of crack sealing on roads in 23 communities: Barrington,
Burrillville, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East
Greenwich, East Providence, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln,
Middletown, North Smithfield, North Kingstown, Providence,
Richmond, South Kingstown, Scituate, Warwick, Westerly,
Woonsocket, and West Warwick.
- 26
miles of chip sealing on roads in 10 communities: Burrillville,
Coventry, Cumberland, Exeter, Foster, Glocester, Hopkinton,
Richmond, Scituate, and South Kingstown.
- 10
miles of thin overlay on roads in seven communities: Cumberland,
East Providence, Jamestown, North Kingstown, North Smithfield,
Scituate, and Warwick.
These paving projects are made
possible by RhodeWorks, RIDOT's ongoing commitment to repair
structurally deficient bridges and bring Rhode Island's transportation
infrastructure into a state of good repair, promote economic
development, and create jobs. Learn more www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks.
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