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RIDOT posts travel times on electronic messages boards on I-95 and I-195. You also can check the times on-line before hitting the road.
RIDOT has several useful web pages for learning about roadwork, crashes or special events that might delay motorists:
- Travel Advisories
- Congestion Mapping
- 511
- 1630 AM
- Community updates
- Detour Maps
- Posted Bridges Map
- Posted Bridges List
- Parades & Events
Bridge Design
David Fish, P.E.
Managing Engineer
401-222-2053, ext. 4022
The Bridge Design section is responsible for the preparation of engineering plans, specifications and estimates for the construction and reconstruction of Rhode Island’s State-owned and maintained bridges. The unit’s talents were on full display in 2010, as the State set out on several large-scale bridge projects and worked to maintain its infrastructure following the March flooding.
Recent focus has been on the Sakonnet River Bridge, which began in 2009 and will continue through this year, and the Pawtucket River Bridge, which broke ground this fall. The Pawtucket Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Pawtucket River, is of particular importance because the weight limit imposed forces the state to redirect commercial traffic around the city. Officials hope to shift traffic onto new structures by spring 2012 so the posting can be lifted on this vital highway.
Bridge Inspection, within Bridge Design, is responsible for the federally mandated biennial inspection program, and other specialized programs including those for scour and fracture-critical structures, and the development of a Bridge Management System.
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