# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

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04/20/2021
As part of its ongoing $265 million Providence Viaduct Northbound Project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will implement new lane shifts for portions of I-95 South and Route 146 North in Providence beginning on Friday night, April 23. One of the shifts will be on I-95...
04/16/2021
As part of its ongoing project to replace the Greenville Avenue Bridge at the Exit 10 interchange in Johnston, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift lanes for I-295 North on Tuesday night, April 20. All northbound lanes will shift off a temporary bridge RIDOT was...
04/13/2021
On Friday night, April 16 at 9 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close Exit 1A (I-295 South) off Route 37 West in Cranston. The exit closure, expected to last throughout the weekend, is necessary to complete the next phase of the ongoing safety...
04/09/2021
Beginning TONIGHT, Friday, April 23, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to implement a detour for Route 102 (Bronco Highway) northbound to safely replace the Mohegan Bridge. This structurally deficient bridge carries about 15,200 vehicles per day over the Branch...
03/23/2021
Starting on March 27, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will kick off a $16.2 million, 10-bridge preservation project along I-295 in Smithfield. The initial phase of the project requires a closure of the right travel lane of I-295 in both directions where the highway passes...
03/22/2021
This week the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will install a series of traffic changes as part of a $13.9 million design-build project to replace the structurally deficient Farnum Pike Bridge, which carries Route 146 over Farnum Pike/Route 104 in North Smithfield. The changes...
03/19/2021
Construction on the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's (RIDOT) $265 million Providence Viaduct Northbound Project begins on Friday, March 26 with a series of lane shifts along the I-95 corridor between Exits 21 and Exit 23 in Providence. RIDOT does not anticipate any travel delays...
03/12/2021
As part of its $11.7 million project to replace the Park Avenue Railroad Bridge – which carries Park Avenue (Route 12) over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Elmwood Avenue (Route 1) and Wellington Avenue – both travel lanes will be shifted toward the eastbound side of the bridge starting on...
03/10/2021
New system to streamline and speed up application process for physical alteration permits The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today launched a new all-electronic permitting system for those wishing to apply for a physical alteration permit (PAPA) – the type of...
02/25/2021
As part of a $3 million project to make a number of safety improvements for Route 37 close to its intersection with Natick Avenue in Cranston, RIDOT will install a right lane shift for Route 37 westbound traffic starting Friday night, February 26 at 8 p.m. The shift will be in place for...