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RIDOT is coordinating with other State agencies, including the R.I. Emergency Management Agency, to prepare for tropical storms and hurricanes this season. Visit the RIEMA website for more information and preparedness tips. You can also download maps showing evacuation routes for coastal communities from RIEMA's evacuation routes page.
Many changes are taking place this summer at the R.I. Department of Motor Vehicles. The main DMV branch in Pawtucket has closed and relocated to Cranston. Visit www.dmv.ri.gov to learn more.
Newport, R.I. is the site for the Mission: SAFETY 2010 conference on September 19-22, 2010. This inaugural event will bring state DOTs, FHWA and NHTSA together for the first time to discuss common safety issues.
RIDOT provides weekly updates of construction activities related to the new Sakonnet River Bridge. Click here for the update for the week of August 23. Click here for the update for the week of August 30.
During the summer heat, humidity and ground level air pollution can combine to create unhealthy air conditions. When this happens, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management issues an Ozone Alert. Limit travel and use of small engines on this day, and take public transportation which is free on Ozone Alert Days.
Construction season has begun. Motorists will see more road construction crews and lane closures in the months ahead. Please drive slowly and cautiously in work zones. More than 700 people were killed in work zone crashes last year - the majority being those in the vehicle that caused the crash.
To report a pothole or other urgent problem, please call the TMC/Maintenance Dispatch line at 401-222-2378. For all other issues, please contact RIDOT's Customer Service office by e-mail or call 401-222-2450 during weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.
If you suffered damage from hitting a pothole, click here to learn about submitting a claim, or call 401-734-4817.
DBE Supportive Services program Mission 360° – Business Opportunity and Workforce Development (BOWD)
Construction is coming to a close on the InterLink at T.F. Green State Airport in Warwick, a $267 million project for RIDOT and the R.I. Airport Corporation. When complete, the station will be the closest air-rail connection in the country.
The new station will feature a consolidated rental car facility, a bus hub for local and intercity buses, and a parking garage to accommodate both the rental car fleets (1,800 spaces) and commuter rail passengers (800 spaces). One of the most striking aspects of the project is an elegant 1,250-foot, elevated, enclosed skywalk with moving sidewalks that will connect the airport and the station.
Learn more about this station and other projects spearheaded by RIDOT's Office of Intermodal Planning.
The new Wickford Junction Commuter Rail station is officially under way. On August 18, Governor Donald Carcieri, Senator Jack Reed, Congressman James Langevin, and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Peter Rogoff joined RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis turned the first shovels of dirt at the site of the $22 million project.
The new station is located close to Route 4 in North Kingstown, and will offer commuters in southern Rhode Island an alternative to the heavily traveled corridor of I-95 and Route 4 to reach Providence. The service will be provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), with service to Boston as well. The station also will afford a conntection to the InterLink at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick.
Many changes are in store later this year for the Iway project in Providence. A number of new on- and off-ramps are scheduled to open this fall as most of the highway road construction winds down. RIDOT also expects to begin the process of removing the old I-195 this year, which will be followed by reconstruction of city streets disturbed by the old highway's construction in the 1950s.
The record flooding of March is fading into memory, however much work remains. RIDOT is working to repair roads and bridges as quickly as possible. At the height of the flooding, more than 90 State roads and bridges were closed. Less than 10 roads and bridges remain closed and some of them will require extensive repairs before they can be reopened.
Visit the following sites for more information:
The Sakonnet River Bridge, Rte. 24 over the Sakonnet River between Tiverton and Aquidneck Island, is posted at 18 tons. In April 2009, RIDOT broke ground on a $163.7 million project to replace the aging structure. Click on the image above for recent images from the construction site as they become available. Explore the links below for more information on the project.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has closed Union Avenue Bridge over Route 10 in Providence. The bridge will be under construction for approximately two years, reopening in Spring 2012. The bridge is structurally deficient and must be completely replaced. Only by completely closing this bridge can it be replaced safely and quickly. Download detailed information and detour maps or an update of construction activites for the weeks of August 23 & August 30, 2010.
The I-95 Bridge over the Pawtucket River in Pawtucket, between Exits 27 and 28, has been posted at 18 tons. RIDOT is completing design work on a replacement structure and anticipates breaking ground for the new bridge in mid 2010.
Visit RIDOT's Economic Recovery Website, with project lists, a calendar, a map, and links to the Rhode Island and federal Economic Recovery Programs.
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