# RI.gov: Rhode Island Government


State Government Press Releases

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06/09/2026
On Friday night, June 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will establish a new traffic pattern on Route 1 (Post Road) North and South at the Route 37 overpass in Warwick. This will allow RIDOT to continue to remove the deficient bridge carrying Route 37 over Post Road. ...
06/04/2026
As part of its ongoing I-95 15 Bridges project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on June 10 will begin making a series of changes to roads and ramps near the interchange with Route 10 and I-95 in Cranston. These include reopening a ramp to I-95 South and closing an off-ramp to...
05/22/2026
Starting on Friday night, May 29, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift lanes on Post Road (Route 1) at its intersection with Gate Road in North Kingstown. RIDOT is building a new on-ramp to Route 403 West at this intersection, and the shift is needed for work on...
05/19/2026
Starting on Friday night, June 5, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Singleton Street Bridge in Woonsocket for its rehabilitation. The bridge carries a low volume of local traffic on Singleton Street over the Blackstone River, in the northern part of...
05/07/2026
On Tuesday night, May 12, weather permitting, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to restore the original traffic pattern at the Douglas Pike Bridges (Route 7) where they pass over I-295 in Smithfield. Now that it has completed the replacement of these bridges, the...
05/04/2026
Starting on Friday night, May 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Privilege Street Bridge in Woonsocket for its demolition and replacement. The bridge carries traffic over the Mill River, located close to the Massachusetts state line. It will be...
04/30/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has announced that it will extend the ongoing overnight closures of Route 4 South for steel placement at the South County Trail Bridge (Route 2 over Route 4 South) in East Greenwich to Monday and Tuesday nights, May 4 and 5, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
04/28/2026
Following a request from Governor Dan McKee to Amtrak, RIDOT secured extended work windows over the rail lines, allowing work to begin at 9:00 p.m. last night and continue through 5:00 a.m. today. Crews made good progress overnight. They installed concrete barriers along the edge of the ramp in...
04/28/2026
As a reminder, on 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...
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: