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State Government Press Releases

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04/23/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has updated its scheduled overnight closures of Route 4 for steel beam placement at the South County Trail Bridge (Route 2 over Route 4) in East Greenwich. The new closures will take place April 27-30 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and are as follows:
04/22/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has announced repairs to leaking joints within the parking garage at Wickford Junction, 1011 Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown, are scheduled to begin on Monday, April 27. To mobilize for the first phase of construction, crews will need to...
04/21/2026
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 20-24, 2026 Construction season is back and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), the Rhode Island State Police, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association and their many...
04/17/2026
Effective Friday night, April 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to return the existing traffic pattern to its original configuration by shifting travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West at the Oaklawn Avenue Bridge in Cranston. As part of this...
04/17/2026
Beginning, Friday night, May 1, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a temporary weekend closure of Newell Bridge in Cumberland to replace the remaining portion of the bridge and to do final paving. The bridge carries Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) over the...
04/15/2026
As part of its ongoing project to replace the South County Trail Bridge (Route 2 over Route 4) in East Greenwich, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has scheduled overnight closures of a section of Route 4 for steel beam placement. The temporary closures are scheduled...
04/13/2026
Starting on Sunday night, April 26, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Wood Avenue in Woonsocket to begin rehabilitation of the Wood Avenue Bridge over the Peters River in Woonsocket. The bridge will be closed for approximately two weeks for...
04/13/2026
Beginning Friday, April 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close two bridges along a short section of Route 116 (Main Street) in the village of Hope in Scituate, just over the Coventry town line. The detour will be in place for approximately eight months...
04/10/2026
As part of an ongoing bridge replacement project, on Sunday night, April 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift all travel lanes at the Douglas Pike Bridge (Route 7) where it passes over I-295 in Smithfield to the portion of the bridge that carries northbound traffic....
04/09/2026
Starting Sunday night, April 12 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will continue temporary detours along both directions of Route 4 to accommodate steel beam installation at the Frenchtown Road Bridge in East Greenwich. The closures are scheduled for four consecutive nights,...