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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Board of Directors recently voted to elect RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis to serve as the association's president. Read more here.
RIDOT is seeking proposals from community-based organizations for seat belt education campaigns. The Department is making $1 million available over a four-year period for programs that increase seat belt usage, including proper usage of child seats. Click here to learn more.
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee on October 1 signed Rhode Island's 2012 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The plan is a blueprint for moving Toward Zero Deaths, a national effort to cut traffic fatalities and serious injuries in half by 2030. Watch a video on TZD that premiered at the SHSP signing event.
RIDOT and the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office have teamed up to bring AT&T's "Txtng & Drivng ... It Can Wait" awareness campaign to high schools throughout Rhode Island this year. Click here to watch the compelling 10-minute video being shown as part of this program.
RIDOT is now accepting applications from vendors to help the Department with plowing and sanding operations.
RIDOT is installing murals on bridge abutments and retaining walls that are prone to graffiti, beginning with this mural on I-195 West in East Providence. Click on the photo to enlarge the image or click here to learn more about the latest installation along I-95 in Pawtucket.
RIDOT is proud to introduce Resonate, a series of new initiatives that marks the Department's commitment to the community and the men and women who dedicate themselves to provide the best transportation system possible for Rhode Islanders.
RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis
Two Capitol Hill
Providence,
RI
02903
401-222-2481
RIDOT Deputy Director Phillip Kydd
Two Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02903
401-222-2481
Public Affairs
401-222-1362
Intergovernmental Relations
Bernard Frezza, Jr.
401-222-2481, ext. 4004
Office of Quality, Compliance & Review
Richard G. Fondi, Administrator
401-222-6510, ext. 4637
Office of Policy & Community Affairs
401-222-3024
Office of Counsel
Lisa Martinelli, Esq.
401-222-6510
DOA/Human Resources
Paul E. Pysz
Administrator
401-222-2572
DOA/DoIT
Thomas Lewandowski
401-222-6935
Commissions & Liaisons
The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation serves on the following boards and commissions:
Planning & Finance (descriptions)
Robert Shawver, P.E.
Associate Chief Engineer
401-222-4203
Financial Management
Robert Farley Jr., Associate Director
401-222-6590, Ext. 4535
Traffic Management
401-222-5826
Intermodal Planning
Stephen A. Devine
Chief Program Development
401-222-4203
Geographic Information System
Stephen Kut
401-222-6935
Capital Projects
Christos Xenophontos, Administrator
(401) 222-2495
Contracts and Specifications
Christos Xenophontos, Administrator
(401) 222-2495
Office of Business and Community Resources
Vanessa Crum, Esq., Administrator
(401) 222-3260
Title VI Compliance, Internal Affirmative Action & ADA Programs
Melissa Long, Esq.,
(401) 222-6510
Chief Engineer
Kazem Farhoumand, P.E.
401-222-2492, ext. 4100
Design
Robert Smith, P.E., Deputy Chief Engineer
401-222-2023, ext. 4023
Construction Management
Frank Corrao III, P.E. , Deputy Chief Engineer
401-222-2468, ext. 4202
- Chief Civil Engineers (401) 222-2468
Norman Marzano, P.E., ext. 4312
Jay Silva, P.E., ext. 4316Research & Materials
Colin A. Franco, P.E. , Associate Chief Engineer
401-222-3030, ext. 4110
Mark E. Felag, P.E. , Managing Engineer
401-222-2524, ext.4130Survey
401 222-2815