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RIDOT News 2008

RIDOT celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Interstate with Dana Alexander Nolfe's "Life on the Highway" blog.
May
National Transportation Week kicks off with commuting-themed robotics challenge (5/9/2008) RIDOT Announces Highlights of National Transportation Week (5/8/2008)
RIDOT Revs Up Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month (5/7/2008) RIDOT to Post I-95 Pawtucket River Bridge at 18 Tons Today (5/7/2008)
RIDOT to close lane on Washington Bridge Eastbound (5/1/2008)  
April
RIDOT opens new Blackstone River Bikeway segment (4/28/2008) RIDOT and Earth Day: Cleaning up the roads one mile at a time (4/22/2008)
RIDOT & Warwick Mayor Avedisian Announce Airport Road Repairs to Begin This Summer (4/18/2008) Overnight lane and ramp closures to begin for Iway construction (4/18/2008)
RIDOT pitches a safety message at 2008 construction season opener (4/15/2008) Workers share story of work zone accident (4/7/2008)
RIDOT plans Iway Milestones for 2008 (4/4/2008)  
March
RIDOT Reminds Rhode Island Motorists Not to Drink and Drive This St. Patrick's Day (3/14/2008) Carcieri tackles transportation funding through formation of Blue Ribbon Panel (3/12/2008)
February
Carcieri names Jerome Williams and Michael Lewis to head Departments of Administration and Transportation (2/15/2008) RIDOT's accomplishments were many under Director Williams (2/15/2008)
RIDOT to begin preliminary work related to Pawtucket River Bridge replacement (2/13/2008) RIDOT sets new weight limit for Burrillville bridge (2/8/2008)
January
RIDOT repairs to Providence's Hawkins Street Bridge necessitate three day closure (1/22/2008) Work on India Point Pedestrian Bridge will cause temporary closure of new South Main Street ramp to I-195 East (1/8/2008)

RIDOT News 2007


December
RIDOT To Rhode Island Motorists: Take it Slow During Today's Morning Commute (12/31/2007) State Forces Readying for Tonight's Storm (12/30/2007)
RIDOT to Post Ten Mile River Bridges in East Providence (12/27/2007) Overnight Closures of Portions of Frenchtown Road to Continue Tonight (12/26/2007)
RIDOT to Permanently Open Iway's South Main Street On-Ramp Friday (12/19/2007) RIDOT preparing for potential Saturday night storm (12/14/2007)
RIDOT Reminds Rhode Island Motorists to Take it Slow During Today's Snowstorm (12/13/2007) New Arctic Circulator opening to traffic soon (12/6/2007)
Construction work beginning on East Bay Bike Path (12/6/2007) RIDOT Reschedules Iway Striping to Saturday Night, December 8 (12/6/2007)
November
RIDOT to Temporarily Alter Overnight Traffic Patterns on the Iway as Part of Continuing Construction of Entire Project (11/30/2007) RIDOT to post Pawtucket River Bridge for Wednesday, November 28 (11/21/2007)
RIDOT to reduce load on I-95 Pawtucket River Bridge (11/16/2007) RIDOT Announces Detour on Allens Avenue South in Providence Beginning Saturday for Iway Work (11/15/2007)
RIDOT to open Iway's new South Main Street on-ramp tomorrow (11/8/2007) Iway statistics show a steadily improving afternoon commute (11/8/2007)
RIDOT opens new bike path segment on Blackstone River Bikeway (11/5/2007) Governor and RIDOT Director to be in first car over Iway Sunday morning (11/3/2007)
Iway to open to traffic Sunday morning (11/1/2007)  
October
RIDOT Announces Upcoming Traffic Safety Improvement in Pontiac Village, Warwick (10/31/2007) Carcieri, FHWA Administrator Capka Hail RIDOT for Completion of First Phase of Iway (10/26/2007)
RIDOT Announces Overnight Closures of Eddy Street and Allens Avenue in Providence for Iway Steel Placement (10/25/2007) Rain postpones Iway opening by one week (10/25/2007)
Route 4 South ramp to close for Route 403 construction (10/22/2007) RIDOT to Deliver 1st Phase of Iway to Rhode Island Motorists This Weekend (10/22/2007)
Public walk on the Iway tomorrow (10/19/2007) RIDOT launches final four bilingual Iway podcasts (10/15/2007)
RIDOT announces public walk on the Iway (10/11/2007) RIDOT launches next four bilingual Iway podcasts (10/9/2007)
RIDOT Announces Reopening of Peace Dale’s Stone Arch Bridge Ahead of Schedule (10/5/2007) RIDOT launches bilingual Iway podcasts (10/1/2007)
September
RIDOT opens new bike path in Providence (9/27/2007) RIDOT to use overnight closures for Iway paving (9/24/2007)
Reed Secures Over $5.4 Million in Federal Funding for Wickford Junction Station (9/19/2007)  
August
With Reopening of Berkeley Martin Bridge and Blackstone River Bikeway RIDOT Bridges Gap Between Cumberland and Lincoln (8/28/2007) New Phase of Iway Construction of India Point Park Pedestrian Bridge to Start Sunday Night, August 26, 2007 (8/22/2007)
RIDOT Wins 5 National Communications Awards (8/16/2007) Latest round of overnight highway closures completed on the Iway project (8/15/2007)
July
RIDOT to restart I-95 overnight closures Monday night for Iway steel placement (7/27/2007) RIDOT to temporarily close one lane on Washington Bridge Eastbound next weekend, August 4, to pour concrete (7/27/2007)
RIDOT starting Phase Two of Iway steel placement today (7/11/2007) Good news on the seat belt front: More Rhode Islanders are buckling up (7/2/2007)
June
RIDOT lowers posted weight on Sakonnet River Bridge (6/29/2007) RIDOT announces one-night closure of I-195 West ramp (6/26/2007)
RIDOT to save nearly $500,000 in consolidation (6/6/2007) RIDOT offering up close look at new Iway steel assembly (6/4/2007)
May
East Bay Bike Path turns 15 today (5/31/2007) Largest pieces of steel being installed tonight on Iway (5/30/2007)
RIDOT completes first overnight closure phase of Iway steel setting (5/18/2007) National Transportation Week: 7th Annual Construction Career Days (5/15/2007)
RIDOT Reminds All to "Click It or Ticket", Announces Winners of "Buckle Up, Teens" Commercial Contest (5/14/2007) National Transportation Week: Engineering Career Day (5/14/2007)
Motorists will find split travel lanes for through traffic on I-95 between Providence and Pawtucket (5/11/2007) National Transportation Week: Click It or Ticket, Buckle Up, Teens (5/11/2007)
National Transportation Week: Robotics Challenge (5/11/2007) Iway steel erection plan modified for next week (5/10/2007)
RIDOT Announces Highlights of National Transportation Week (5/7/2007) Unique driving simulation opening Friday at Warwick mall (5/7/2007)
I-195 EB Washington Bridge walkway to close for construction (5/7/2007) In avoiding I-95 closure, motorists will discover RIDOT construction season is now fully underway (5/2/2007)
Rhode Island Launches Statewide Safe Routes to School Program (5/2/2007) RIDOT Joins State and Federal Partners in Reminding All Drivers to "Share the Road" with Motorcycles (5/1/2007)
RIDOT postpones Iway work due to rain (5/1/2007)  
April
Two additional construction projects to piggyback on I-95 overnight closure (4/27/2007) RIDOT announces overnight closures of I-95 for Iway steel erection (4/23/2007)
Work zone safety: It’s everyone’s responsibility (4/2/2007)  
March
Sakonnet River Bridge lanes to shift (3/7/2007) RIDOT launches Mission 360° program to assist potential DBE contractors (3/6/2007)
February
Tobey Street/Harris Avenue Ramp to Route 6 Westbound closing for 24 hours (2/22/2007) RIDOT urges motorists to get home safely in tonight’s icy weather mix (2/14/2007)
RIDOT publishes 2006 Annual Report (2/12/2007) RIDOT, RISP, RI SafeKids Coalition Work to Help Save Youngest Lives During Child Passenger Safety Week: Feb. 11 – 17 (2/9/2007)
RIDOT blasts piers for old Sakonnet River Railroad Bridge (2/8/2007) RIDOT planning controlled explosive demolition for Sakonnet River Railroad Bridge (2/6/2007)
RIDOT Joins National Forces to Remind RI Football Fans: Celebrate Wisely, Designate a Sober Driver (2/2/2007)  
January
RIDOT develops Web site on storm water management (1/16/2007) RIDOT snow plow operators best in New England (1/3/2007)

 

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