# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

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03/10/2026
Starting on Friday night, March 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the ramp (Exit 1C) from Route 10 North to I-95 South in Cranston. RIDOT is building new ramps and retaining walls as part of the I-95 15 Bridges project and that work cannot proceed...
03/10/2026
Starting Friday night, March 13, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift all travel lanes to the left on I-295 North on the Pawtuxet River Bridge, just after Exit 1A (Route 113) in Warwick. All nearby on and off-ramps will remain open. The shift will create a work...
03/04/2026
Starting Friday night, March 13, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift travel lanes to the left on Route 37 East at the Oaklawn Avenue Bridge in Cranston. The date was rescheduled from March 7 due to rain in the forecast. This is the third of three phases...
03/04/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Wednesday night, March 11, is scheduled to shift travel lanes on Route 113 (East Avenue) eastbound over I-95 and I-295 in Warwick. The lanes were temporarily shifted during bridge construction and will be moved to the right on this date....
02/27/2026
Starting on Monday, March 2, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close the Nonquit Pond Bridge in Tiverton. The bridge carries Pond Bridge Road and is located between Main Road (Route 77) and Puncatest Neck Road. The bridge will be closed for approximately 85...
02/19/2026
Starting on Friday night, February 27, RIDOT will reduce the number of through travel lanes from two to one in each direction at the Douglas Pike Bridge (Route 7) where it passes over I-295 in Smithfield. The change is part of an ongoing bridge replacement project. With the lane reduction,...
02/10/2026
Starting Thursday night, February 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will change the temporary traffic pattern on the Frenchtown Road Bridge (Route 402) over Route 4 in East Greenwich. The current lane reduction from two lanes to one in each direction will remain. This...
01/23/2026
Governor Dan McKee, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. today joined other state and local officials to mark the completion of the I-95 Providence Viaduct Northbound Project. The ceremony took...
01/13/2026
Starting on Friday night, January 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will make numerous traffic pattern changes at the Route 37/Route 2 interchange in Cranston as it begins replacing the structurally deficient bridge that carries Route 37 over Route 2. RIDOT will first...
01/07/2026
On Friday night, January 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close the on-ramp from Jefferson Boulevard to I-95 South in Warwick because of bridge construction. The ramp will remain closed through summer 2027 while RIDOT completely replaces the...