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Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT to replace East Shore Expressway Bridge in 80 hours

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning for a rapid bridge replacement of the East Shore Expressway Bridge in East Providence in just 80 hours beginning September 9. Conventional replacement would take a year and cause prolonged traffic congestion, the agency says. The bridge carries traffic from Interstate 195 East at Exit 7 […]

September 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Infrared, all-in-one, 3D pothole repair solutions on the rise, but the basics still rule

The pothole is the bane of both the driver and a transportation department. It can ruin a morning commute and overshadow any positive roadway construction projects in an area. According to AAA, pothole damage costs U.S. drivers roughly $3 billion a year, with roughly 16 million drivers experiencing some form of pothole damage to their […]

July 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT reorganizes senior management with 9 new appointments

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has named nine new members to its senior management group as it works on the biggest staff reorganization in the agency’s history. “As we work diligently to improve our roads and bridges, we are working hard to rebuild RIDOT itself, creatng a more robust, accountable and efficient organizational […]

June 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

RIDOT detection system stops 47 potential wrong-way collisions

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) wrong-way driving detection system has helped prevent 47 wrong-way driving incidents from resulting in crashes. Roughly 360 people die in wrong-way crashes across the U.S., and Rhode Island has had 13 deaths in the past eight years. RIDOT says most wrong-way crashes occur during evening and overnight hours […]

May 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT releases first quarterly report for RhodeWorks

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has released the first quarterly report for the agency’s RhodeWorks program, which includes strict project oversight, reporting requirements and timelines. It was first proposed in May 2015 and signed into law in February this year. “This is a new way of doing business for RIDOT,” says RIDOT Director […]

May 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT will replace structurally deficient bridges with slide-in construction

In 2014, data from the Federal Highway Administration ranked Rhode Island as the worst of the 50 states for structurally deficient bridges. With so many of its bridges needing to be rebuilt, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is planning to use a faster method for reconstruction. WPRI.com reports that reconstruction will begin with the McCormick Quarry Bridge in East Providence, which […]

April 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT reorganization to include Division of Project Management enhancements

As part of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) efforts to reorganize to improve project delivery, the agency is changing and adding new positions as well as enhancing its new Division of Project Management (DPM). The DPM is charged with oversight and management of projects from design through completion. RIDOT recently held public hearings on […]

March 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT sets up first salt reserve, plans to add equipment and drivers for winter storms

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has established its first strategic salt reserve to make sure it has enough material on hand this winter storm season to battle potential national road salt shortages. The agency also plans to add 13 additional plow trucks and drivers from 40 new maintenance works in addition to the […]

December 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT moves pavement marking work in-house to save $22.1 million over 10 years

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will handle its own roadway pavement marking work instead of contracting out the services in a move to save more than $22.1 million over a 10-year period. To do this, RIDOT is “reorganizing personnel and purchasing equipment” for the roughly 3,300 lane miles of state roads it maintains. […]

December 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT’s 10-year plan provides $4.7 billion for bridge and road projects

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has released to the public a $4.7 billion 10-year transportation improvement program that promises to repair 453 bridges in the first five years and fund $708 million in pavement projects. “A predictable and reliable capital program is a critically important part of putting RIDOT’s house in order and the […]

October 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island DOT enters agreement to repair and update drainage systems, pay $315,000 penalty

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has entered an agreement with the Department of Justice to “repair, restore and improve” the state’s drainage system and pay a $315,000 civil penalty as a result of years of unchecked pollution from highway runoff impacting the Narragansett Bay and other bodies of water throughout the state. RIDOT had […]

October 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

DOJ, Rhode Island DOT negotiating consent decree over highway runoff environmental damage

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is negotiating consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over damage to the environment from highway runoff across the state, according to a report by Rhode Island Public Radio. At issue is inadequate monitoring of runoff from the state highways. “We’re under a negotiation right now, […]

October 2, 2015