News & Press Releases

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06/01/2023 14:00 EDT
Motorists strongly encouraged to use alternate routes to Providence Starting on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. RIDOT will temporarily close access to the Route 6/10 Connector inbound to Providence for traffic traveling on Route 6 East at Route 10. It will be closed through the weekend, reopening by 6...
05/30/2023 13:45 EDT
Starting Friday night, June 2, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift travel lanes on Route 37 for bridge rehabilitation work associated with the $85 million Cranston Canyon Project. The changes will allow RIDOT to begin demolition and replacement of the Route 37 bridges...
05/18/2023 10:45 EDT
On Friday, May 19 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift travel lanes to the right in both directions around a construction zone in the center of the Farnum Pike (Route 104) bridges over I-295 in Smithfield. The bridges – one over I-295 North and the other...
05/12/2023 11:45 EDT
The week of May 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will implement traffic pattern changes and lane closures on city streets in Providence related to the ongoing $265 million Providence Viaduct Northbound Project. The changes will affect sections of Smith Street and Park...
05/11/2023 10:00 EDT
Stay in Your Lane; All Lanes Go Through As part of the ongoing $78 million Washington Bridge project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make changes to the current lane split on I-195 West in East Providence, just prior to the bridge, on Friday night, May 19. The new...
05/08/2023 14:00 EDT
Starting on Friday night, May 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make changes to the off-ramp at Exit 38A (old Exit 23) in Providence, which provides access to Route 146 North. Over the course of the weekend, RIDOT will open a new bridge as part of the $265 million I-95...