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State Government Press Releases

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11/06/2026
Starting Monday night, November 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift existing traffic on the Eddy Street Bridge, which carries Eddy Street over I-95 in Providence, from one side of the bridge to the other. RIDOT is replacing the bridge in phases. This...
11/04/2026
On Friday night, November 13, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close the on-ramp from North Broadway to the Henderson Expressway, toward the Henderson Bridge, in East Providence. The ramp is being decommissioned as part of a project to reconstruct the Henderson...
11/02/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Elections Division are today issuing final reminders for eligible voters who wish to participate in the General Election taking place tomorrow, November 3, 2026. Early voting continues today through 4 p.m....
10/29/2026
On Friday night, November 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to install a lane split on I-95 South beginning about one-half mile before the Jefferson Boulevard off-ramp (Exit 31C) on the Cranston/Warwick line. The lane split is necessary for phased replacement...
10/27/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – This afternoon, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore presented National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Awards, as well as the NASS John Lewis Youth Leadership Award, to honorees at a State House ceremony. NASS Medallion Awards are presented by Secretaries of...
10/26/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State Elections Division are today reporting that participation in the first ten days of early voting this year is 88% higher than the number of early voters during the same period in the 2022 midterm election. As of 4:...
10/23/2026
Seek alternate routes; avoid travel on I-195 during closure times In two weeks, starting on Friday night, November 6 at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close I-195 in both directions near the Taunton Avenue exit in East Providence....
10/23/2026
Starting on Saturday, October 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin a series of lane closures on Route 146 in the vicinity of Exit 5 (Route 123/Breakneck Hill Road) in Lincoln for tree work. The first operation will require the closure of the right lane on Route 146...
10/22/2026
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore, chair of the Rhode Island Semiquincentennial 250th Commission (RI250), today announced the release of the 2026 Semiquincentennial commemorative holiday ornament, honoring Rhode Island's historic Act of Renunciation and its distinction as the...
10/20/2026
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is updating its schedule of weekend overnight highway closures work on I-95 at the Route 10 (Exit 33) interchange in Cranston and Providence. The contractor was able to complete scheduled demolition work over this past weekend; therefore no...