Tag: R.I. Department of Transportation
Little Roady test of autonomous travel
A $1.2 million state project is testing what some might view as a radical concept: Using autonomous vehicles – which can operate without human...
Signage, exit numbers and structure replacements coming to Route 146
PROVIDENCE – All signage and structures along the Route 146 corridor will be replaced in a $9.6 million two-year effort, the R.I. Department of...
GA authorizes up to $200M for Providence Viaduct reconstruction
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. General Assembly over the weekend authorized up to $200 million in Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds, or GARVEE bonds, for...
Summer lane shifts, lane splits coming to I-95 near ProvPort
PROVIDENCE – Another lane shift is coming to Interstate 95 in Providence, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced Friday.
A lane shift will be employed...
OER recognizes state agencies for energy efficiency achievements
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five state government and quasi-public agencies, municipalities and state colleges were recognized during the third annual Lead By Example Clean Energy Awards...
RIDOT announces upcoming lane shift on I-295
CRANSTON – A new lane shift will be put in place on Interstate 295 north near exit 6 at the Cranston and Johnston line,...
RIDOT to receive $3M to further study bringing Amtrak service to...
WARWICK – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive a $2.8 million federal grant to fund further efforts between the state and Amtrak to...
RIPTA ridership down, as other modes of transportation increase
PROVIDENCE – After reaching 21 million bus riders in 2008, R.I. Public Transit Authority annual ridership fell below 20 million following the Great Recession...
RIDOT: More Route 6 lane closures set to begin Monday/Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation announced that a quarter-mile lane closure in both directions on Route 6, west of the Hartford Avenue...
URI student creates model to pinpoint deadliest roads for reptiles, amphibians
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island graduate student is developing a computer model to predict areas in Rhode Island where large numbers...
