Tag: Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Cleanup from ‘Blizzard of ’26’ cost Providence $3.8M
PROVIDENCE – The city spent more than $3.8 million clearing snow from last month’s historic blizzard.
According to city figures, that is roughly six times...
New bike lane in the works along East Providence-Barrington corridor
EAST PROVIDENCE — Willett Avenue will soon gain a bike lane and lose a traffic lane in each direction under a R.I. Department of...
State awards $625M contract to remove, replace 15 bridges
PROVIDENCE – State transportation officials have awarded a $625 million contract to three companies that will oversee a project to remove and repair 15...
RIDOT to fix, replace 15 bridges along I-95 corridor in $779M...
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Transportation will repair, replace or eliminate 15 bridges along the Interstate 95 corridor from Providence to Warwick by...
Alviti: Bridge bypass lanes could be opened this weekend; traffic snarls...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. on Wednesday said the state plans to open bypass lanes on the Washington Bridge...
Neronha: RIDOT’s carbon reduction plan ‘falls far short’
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation's initial plans for its carbon reduction strategy received a rebuke from state attorney general on Thursday, with...
R.I. bridge, road projects get $60.3M in federal funding
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive more than $60.3 million for road and bridge work and to advance existing transportation projects...
R.I.’s electric vehicle rebate program to start July 7
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is launching its new electric vehicle rebate program next month, the latest in a series of state efforts to curb...
Lack of explanation over state bus hub plan leaves riders with...
PROVIDENCE – State transportation officials will continue making their case at public meetings on Tuesday for a new public transit hub on Dorrance Street...
McKee touts strategy for downtown bus hub project in transportation forum
PROVIDENCE - Amid recent community debate over bike lanes and bus-hub improvements in the capital city, Gov. Daniel J. McKee is stressing the importance...


















