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Winter driving season is here. View RIDOT's winter driving website for tips on getting your car ready. Remember to take it slow in ice and snow.
RIDOT is working aggressively to deliver projects on time and to keep any cost overruns to a minimum. Over the past five years, the Department has made great strides in both of these areas. RIDOT works diligently with its contractors to bring projects to a resolution while greatly limiting the State's obligation for any added cost. Click here to learn more.
RIDOT employees contributed more than $1,200 for R.I. Community Food Bank during a fundraising event and baking contest hosted by Chef Terranova. His "Cooking with Class" segment airs weekdays on Channel 10.
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 vice president. Read more here.
RIDOT is planning for winter storm season and is now accepting applications from vendors to help the Department with plowing and sanding operations. Vendors may be eligible for a green equipment incentive. Click here to learn more
RIDOT has several useful web pages for learning about planned roadwork that might delay motorists:
Travel Advisories
Community updates
Detour Maps
Posted Bridges Map, List
Parade & Event Information
Visit RIDOT's Transportation Management Center for real-time road conditions
The process for developing the Transportation Improvement Program covering 2013-2016 is starting. There are many changes expected in the TIP process. Please visit R.I. Statewide Planning for more information.
RIDOT, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation and the Federal Highway Administration have installed a unique transportation asset in the InterLink at T.F. Green Airport. The Rhode Island Transportation Information Center includes a large video wall displaying real-time travel information between the Airport and Providence.
A quick glance at the Center will help travelers make decisions on which form of transportation they will use when leaving the airport.
Commuter rail service to the InterLink at T.F. Green State Airport has nearly doubled to include 20 stops Monday through Friday. This new schedule took effect on Monday, November 14, 2011.
For the first time, trains arrive and depart T.F. Green Station outside typical morning and afternoon commuting hours with late morning and mid-day runs. This new schedule will better match up with common departure and arrival times at the Airport, offering travelers more options when considering public transportation to the Airport.
Timothy Hiebert of Providence shot this stunning photo of the Providence skyline featuring the new Providence River Bridge. The photograph was published in the February issue of Rhode Island Monthly magazine and was selected as the monthly winner of its "I Luv RI" contest, an effort co-sponsored by The Washington Trust Company.
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.
The current recession has only deepened these problems, making the need to establish an equitable, sustainable, long-term plan for funding transportation more important than ever. RIDOT is exploring tolling along I-95 in southern Rhode Island and at the Sakonnet River Bridge as a means to reverse downward trends of poor bridge and road conditions and give Rhode Islanders a first-class, 21st Century transportation system.
Construction is well underway on a $163.7 million project to replace the aging Sakonnet River Bridge, which carries Route 24 between Tiverton and Portsmouth. The bridge currently has a posted weight limit of 18 tons, requiring trucks, buses and other large vehicles to use lengthy detours in the area.
In April 2009, RIDOT broke ground on a the new bridge project, which is set for completion in 2013. The bridge is expected to be open to traffic earlier, in mid-2012. Explore the links below for more information on the project.
RIDOT is currently replacing the Pawtucket River Bridge, which carries I-95 over the Seekonk River in Pawtucket. Located between Exits 27 and 28, the bridge currently is posted at 18 tons, forcing trucks to use long detours via I-295 or Route 146 or local detours on city streets.
Replacement of this bridge is a high priority for the Department. As construction moves forward, the bridge will open in phases and the weight limit will be lifted. A total of 10 bridges will be rehabilitated as part of this $81 million project.
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.
