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RIDOT hosted the “Buckle Up Shuffle Relay” Seat Belt Challenge on May 18 to help promote seat belt usage among teenagers in a unique, fun competition. View photos of the winning teams.
RIDOT hosted a public workshop on May 20 to outline two projects aimed at improving safety and traffic flow on Kingstown Road in Wakefield. Click here to review plans shown at the meeting.
Reduced commuting time to Providence attributed to the Iway project was the subject of a Channel 12 story that aired on May 6. Click here to view it.
Projects undertaken in 2011 to improve nighttime visibility along highways, especially three sharp highway curves in the Providence area, are paying off, as evidenced in this Channel 10 story.
Attended a meeting about a RIDOT project recently? Get more information and access to maps, presentations and other information.
RIDOT and the Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus are 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.
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Board of Directors has elected RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis to serve as the association's president. Read more here and watch a video on his priorities.
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 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you suffered damage from hitting a pothole, click here to learn about submitting a claim, or call 401-734-4817.
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 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 is working to implement the best ideas from SHRP 2, an effort to address some of the most pressing needs related to the nation’s highway system.
Spring has arrived, but Rhode Island can still experience winter storms into April. Click here to view RIDOT's winter driving website and remember to take it slow in ice and snow.
Rhode Island, like the rest of the country, is struggling to maintain its system of roads and bridges under very challenging financial constraints. Generally, the level of investment in infrastructure improvement has not kept pace with demand or the escalating costs of construction. With the opening of the new Sakonnet River Bridge this fall, RIDOT does not have the resources to properly maintain the structure.
As a means of preserving this vital state asset, RIDOT has explored the establishment of a tolling facility on this bridge. As part of this process, the Department submitted a Reevaluation Report on the bridge's Environmental Impact Statement to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which has been accepted. Click here to view the FHWA's Record of Decision in its entirety.
RIDOT on April 5 unveiled its new bridge preservation program that will address bridges in the I-95 corridor from Warwick to Providence.
View a map of bridges to be maintained as part of this program.
Commuter rail service features 20 weekday stops to and from T.F. Green and Wickford Junction stations and Providence Station, with 15 stops offering connecting service back and forth to Boston.
RIDOT has identified $22 million of repairs to State Roads along Rhode Island's southern coast that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Explore the links below to learn more:
RIDOT used accelerated bridge construction methods to completely replace the Frenchtown Brook Bridge in East Greenwich in just one month.
The safety and preservation of the Rhode Island highway system is the top priority of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. RIDOT staff is involved in designing, constructing, inspecting and maintaining our bridge inventory, and is committed to ensuring these structures remain safe.
Rhode Island is one of 32 states in the country that has a primary seat belt law on the books to help save lives. However, the current law expires this summer. Legislation is pending before the General Assembly to repeal this "sunset provision" and keep Rhode Island moving in the right direction in reducing fatalities and serious injuries in motor vehicle accidents.
The Iway (I-195 Relocation) Project is largely complete, but additional work remains to reconstruct city streets bisected by the highway corridor.
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee joined members of Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation, General Assembly members, state and City of Providence officials, and private sector leaders on April 8 to break ground on the next phase of the I-195 relocation project. View press release.
The work will focus on the old highway corridor between the Providence River and I-95. RIDOT intends to award an additional contract later in 2013 for work on city streets to the east of the Providence River.
Click here to learn more about the Iway
RIDOT is currently replacing the Pawtucket River Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Seekonk River in Pawtucket. Read more about the Pawtucket River Bridge Project.
RIDOT has received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER grant program that will allow the Department to accelerate the rehabilitation of the Providence Viaduct. This 1,290-foot multi-span bridge carries I-95 through the heart of Providence and carries more traffic than any other segment of the Interstate in Rhode Island.
RIDOT intends to replace this bridge in phases to minimize the impact of its estimated $169 million cost by spreading it over several years. The $10 million grant allows the Department to begin work one year earlier than planned.
RIDOT is working to replace the aging Sakonnet River Bridge, which carries Route 24 between Tiverton and Portsmouth. All traffic has been shifted to the new bridge, but work will continue on other elements of the project through 2013. Read more about the Sakonnet River Bridge Project.