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State Government Press Releases

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06/10/2025
Beginning, Friday night, June 20, at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a temporary extended weekend closure of Newell Bridge in Cumberland for its demolition and reconstruction. The bridge carries Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) over the East Sneech...
06/09/2025
Starting at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close access to the Sayles Hill Road intersection for drivers on Route 146 South in North Smithfield. The closure will be in place until noontime on Sunday, June 15, and will allow RIDOT...
06/06/2025
Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 6, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin work to open additional travel lanes on I-95 North and the northbound Providence Viaduct service road at Exit 38 (Route 146/State Offices) in Providence. The lanes will enable easier access to...
06/05/2025
Daytime and evening lane closures planned The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists of ongoing paving operations on a section of Route 7 (Douglas Pike) in Smithfield. The work is part of a larger project to pave more than 11 miles on Route 7 in North Smithfield,
05/30/2025
At 9 p.m. on Friday, June 6, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin work to open additional travel lanes on I-95 North and the northbound Providence Viaduct service road at Exit 38 (Route 146/State Offices) in Providence. The lanes will enable easier access to the service...
05/22/2025
Tomorrow night, Friday, May 23, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift the travel lanes on the Breakneck Hill Road Bridge to the newly constructed side of the structure. The bridge carries Breakneck Hill Road (Route 123) over Route 146. The change is...
05/22/2025
Daytime and evening lane closures planned Beginning next week, on Tuesday night, May 27, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin paving operations on a section of Route 7 (Douglas Pike) in Smithfield. The work is part of a larger project to pave more than 11 miles on...
05/15/2025
The Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that tomorrow, Friday, May 16 at 9 p.m., it is scheduled to temporarily close the Devil's Foot Road Bridge, located between School Street and the Davisville Road/Old Baptist Road intersection in North Kingstown. The...
05/13/2025
On Friday night, May 16, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will shift all travel lanes on I-95 North and South to the right, at the Route 10 interchange in Cranston. The change is related to the ongoing I-95 15 Bridges project and is being done in advance of work to rebuild the...
05/12/2025
Starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift all travel lanes on Route 113 (East Avenue) where it passes over I-95 and I-295 in Warwick. The travel lanes – one in each direction – will operate on the eastbound side of the road...