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04/16/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has closed the Laurel Street Bridge in Hopkinton out of an abundance of caution after a routine inspection conducted April 15, detected more deterioration than was anticipated based on the last inspection. The Laurel Street Bridge carries...
04/09/2025
On Friday night, April 18, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will shift all travel lanes to the right for road work where I-95 North and Route 4 North merge in Warwick. The change is necessary as work begins on a project to widen the highway corridor to provide more space for...
04/14/2025
On Thursday night, April 17, as part of improvements to Route 146 in North Smithfield, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift traffic to provide one lane southbound on the new flyover bridge at the Sayles Hill Road intersection. This work was postponed from April 11...
04/01/2025
On Friday night, April 4, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce the number of lanes on Jefferson Boulevard at the I-95 overpass in Warwick to one lane in each direction. The traffic pattern change will be in place until further notice, and is necessary as RIDOT begins...
03/28/2025
As part of improvements to Route 146 in North Smithfield, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will implement two changes to the traffic patterns starting April 4 at 9 p.m. RIDOT will shift the northbound lanes on the flyover 12 feet to the right to free up space where a...
03/24/2025
On the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Gano Street, at the I-195 overpass between India Street and the I-195 West on ramp in Providence, for continued demolition of the Washington Bridge...
03/11/2025
Beginning Friday night, March 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Glendale Bridge, which carries Victory Highway over the Branch River between Main Street and Snake Hill Road in Burrillville. The bridge will be closed for approximately four months...
03/10/2025
Beginning Friday night, March 14 at 9 p.m. the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close Route 146A South at Route 146 in North Smithfield for 24 hours for bridge construction at the interchange. During this time, RIDOT also will reduce Route 146 North to one lane of travel at...
03/06/2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today began posting data from its weigh-in-motion technology (WIM), part of a new monitoring system installed on the eastbound Washington Bridge. This precautionary tool provides RIDOT with real-time information on overweight trucks crossing...
02/24/2025
Starting on Friday night, February 28, RIDOT will reduce the number of travel lanes on both directions of I-295 at the Diamond Hill Road overpass in Cumberland from three lanes to two lanes. The temporary traffic pattern is necessary to create a safe work zone for a new rapid bridge project that...