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Roadbuilding

RIDOT names Lew chief operating officer

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has named Shoshana M. Lew as the agency’s new chief operating officer. Lew most recently served as chief financial officer and assistant secretary for Budget and Programs at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). While in this role she oversaw staff members who developed and implemented USDOT’s budget and […]

April 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

RIDOT asks FHWA to rescind TIGER grant

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has asked the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to rescind its Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for the Rhode Island Travel Plaza and Transit Center. The grant was for $9 million. RIDOT said it decided to pull the application following concerns from project area residents as well […]

March 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT marks achievements of RhodeWorks progress after one year

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is touting the accomplishments over the first year of the passage of the RhodeWorks transportation legislation. RhodeWorks is a $4.7 billion investment program spanning 10 years aimed at improving the state’s overall transportation system, but specifically to vastly update its bridges. “When we took office, Rhode Island had […]

February 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

RIDOT starts RFQ process for Route 6/10 interchange project in Providence

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has initiated a request-for-qualifications (RFQ) process to solicit bids for the design and build of the replacement for the Route 6/10 interchange in Providence. RIDOT says the project has been “sitting on the drawing board for more than 30 years.” The project offers a new design Gov. Gina […]

February 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

RIDOT submits FASTLANE grant for Route 6/10/I-95 interchange

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has submitted a $59 million grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) program to help with an interchange project where Route 6/10 meets Interstate 95 in Providence. The project aims to update and improve […]

January 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island officials unveil new design for $400 million 6/10 Interchange

Rhode Island officials have announced a new road design for the 6/10 Interchange in Providence aimed at improving safety, traffic flow and makes land available for development. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo ordered a fast-track reconstruction of the 6/10 Interchange, considered the state’s “most traveled expressway.” The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) worked with the […]

December 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Route 138 resurfacing project latest in a string of RIDOT early completions

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently held a ceremony to honor the early completion of a resurfacing project on Route 138 in the South Kingstown area. RIDOT has recently had a string of early and on-budget project completions as it charges ahead through a department revamping of how it prioritizes and completes projects. […]

December 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT opens new Great Island Bridge in Narragansett

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently celebrated the opening of the new Great Island Bridge in Narragansett, a project completed eight months early and $700,000 under budget. The original bridge was completed in 1959 and was the only point of access to Great Island. It had a posted weight limit for close to […]

November 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

RIDOT bids out $174 million in construction projects through federal fiscal year 2016

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reports it has put $174 million in construction projects out for bid for the 2016 federal fiscal year, an increase of $60 million compared to the previous year and $74 million more than 2014. The agency reported these results in its most recently quarterly report release Nov. 17. […]

November 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT re-opens Hussey Bridge 8 months ahead of schedule

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has reopened the Clarence L. Hussey Memorial Bridge in Wickford eight months ahead of the original project schedule. The bridge was slated to reopen with “substantial completion” in July 2017, but reached that designation November 1. Repairs and improvements included a special mineral coating to concrete surfaces to […]

November 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA, FTA approve Rhode Island DOT’s 10-year transportation plan

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration have approved the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) 10-year transportation plan. This is the first time these agencies have approved such a plan for the state and the third time for any state in the country. The plan, which RIDOT says is “the backbone” […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT starts second 80-hour bridge replacement this month with McCormick Quarry Bridge

For the second time this month, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be replacing a bridge in East Providence within 80 hours. The agency will begin the replacement of the McCormick Quarry Bridge starting tonight at 9 p.m. RIDOT says the bridge, built in 1959, has been structurally deficient for more than 20 […]

September 23, 2016