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State Government Press Releases

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12/05/2025
Effective Monday, December 8, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will expand its successful Roadside Responder program to add another patrol vehicle and two new highway segments. The program began two years ago and has provided assistance to more than 2,300 motorists. The...
12/04/2025
As part of ongoing bridge construction, for one night on Monday, December 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close Newell Bridge in Cumberland. The bridge carries Diamond Hill Road (Route 114) over the East Sneech Brook near the Bentley Field Complex, just...
11/25/2025
As part of its ongoing efforts to make roadways safer for all users, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has begun installation of kid-friendly signage at some of the state's most popular bike paths. The signs were initially installed on the South County Bike Path in South...
11/21/2025
Starting tonight, November 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift traffic onto a newly constructed bridge carrying Route 10 over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The next day, Saturday, November 22, RIDOT will temporarily close a section of Elmwood Avenue to demolish the...
11/19/2025
Starting on Friday night, November 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift traffic onto a newly constructed bridge carrying Route 10 over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The next day, Saturday, November 22, RIDOT will temporarily close a section of Elmwood Avenue to...
11/13/2025
Starting on Friday night, November 14, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will resume weekend construction operations consisting of lane closures, lane shifts and road closures on major highways and roadways in Providence (I-95) and Warwick/East Greenwich (I-95 and Route 4). This...
11/11/2025
Effective Sunday night, November 16, for three consecutive nights, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will need to close the two right lanes on I-195 West over the Providence River Bridge beginning at 8 p.m. as well as the on-ramp from I-195 West to I-95 North at 10 p.m. through...
11/07/2025
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 resumed temporary closures of a section of Route 4. The closures are necessary for bridge demolition work, and are taking...
11/06/2025
Starting on Friday night, November 7, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will begin three weekend-long construction operations consisting of lane closures and lane shifts on major highways in Providence (I-95), North Smithfield (Route 146), and Warwick/East Greenwich (I-95 and...
11/04/2025
Starting on Friday night, November 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift traffic onto a newly constructed bridge carrying Route 10 over Elmwood Avenue in Providence. The next day, Saturday, November 22, RIDOT will temporarily close a section of Elmwood Avenue to...