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Travel Advisory: Weekend Lane Closure and Temporary Ramp Closure Scheduled for November 7 at the Route 146/Route 146A Interchange in North Smithfield
Beginning Friday night, November 7 at 8 p.m. the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close one of the two lanes on Route 146 South at the Route 146A interchange in North Smithfield, located approximately one mile south of the...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Update: Lane Restrictions Possible at Wickford Roundabout Construction Project
RHODE ISLAND, October 24 - As part of its ongoing construction of a mini-roundabout at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) and Phillips Street in the village of Wickford in North Kingstown, the Rhode Island Department of...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: RIDOT Installing Road Diet and Bike Lanes Along a Section of Willett Avenue in East Providence and Barrington
RHODE ISLAND, October 24 - As part of its ongoing project to resurface numerous roads in the East Bay area of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is changing the traffic pattern on a section of Willett Avenue in...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Update: Lane Restrictions Possible at Wickford Roundabout Construction Project
As part of its ongoing construction of a mini-roundabout at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) and Phillips Street in the village of Wickford in North Kingstown, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) may...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: RIDOT Installing Road Diet and Bike Lanes Along a Section of Willett Avenue in East Providence and Barrington
As part of its ongoing project to resurface numerous roads in the East Bay area of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is changing the traffic pattern on a section of Willett Avenue in East Providence and...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Nighttime Closures to Resume for I-95 and I-295 Bridge Work in Warwick
RHODE ISLAND, October 23 - Starting Sunday night, October 26, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will resume nighttime closures on short sections of I-95 and I-295 in both directions for continued reconstruction of bridges that...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: I-95 Weekend Lane Closures for Bridge Work in Providence Start November 7
RHODE ISLAND, October 22 - On the weekends of November 7-10 and November 14-17, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will close two lanes in both directions of I-95 for the decommissioning of a bridge over an inactive rail line...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: I-95 Weekend Lane Closures for Bridge Work in Providence Start November 7
On the weekends of November 7-10 and November 14-17, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will close two lanes in both directions of I-95 for the decommissioning of a bridge over an inactive rail line between Cadillac Drive and the...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Update: Truck and Large Vehicle Restriction at Wickford Roundabout Construction Project in Place Through October 28
RHODE ISLAND, October 17 - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will continue its restriction for trucks, buses and other large vehicles through the mini-roundabout work zone at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Update: Truck and Large Vehicle Restriction at Wickford Roundabout Construction Project in Place Through October 28
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will continue its restriction for trucks, buses and other large vehicles through the mini-roundabout work zone at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) and Phillips...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction and Shift Scheduled for Route 37 East Over Amtrak in Warwick
RHODE ISLAND, October 15 - Effective Friday night, October 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily reduce the number of travel lanes from three to two on a section of Route 37 East over Amtrak's Northeast...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: RIDOT to Temporarily Close Route 4 Overnight Near the Frenchtown Road Overpass in East Greenwich
RHODE ISLAND, October 14 - Starting Monday night, October 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Route 4 near the Frenchtown Road (Route 402) overpass in East Greenwich. The closures are...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction and Shift Scheduled for Route 37 East Over Amtrak in Warwick
Effective Friday night, October 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily reduce the number of travel lanes from three to two on a section of Route 37 East over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Warwick and shift...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: RIDOT to Temporarily Close Route 4 Overnight Near the Frenchtown Road Overpass in East Greenwich
Starting Monday night, October 20, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Route 4 near the Frenchtown Road (Route 402) overpass in East Greenwich. The closures are necessary for the installation...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Temporary Traffic Pattern for Trucks and Large Vehicles Begins October 14 at Wickford Roundabout
RHODE ISLAND, October 10 - Starting at 12:01 a.m. early Tuesday morning, October 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will implement a temporary traffic pattern for the passage of trucks, busses and other large vehicles...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Temporary Closure of Elmwood Avenue at Route 10 Overpass Scheduled for October 17-18
RHODE ISLAND, October 10 - Starting at 11 p.m. on Friday night, October 17, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close Elmwood Avenue in both directions at the Route 10 overpass, located between Whitney Street and...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Temporary Closure of Elmwood Avenue at Route 10 Overpass Scheduled for October 17-18
Starting at 11 p.m. on Friday night, October 17, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close Elmwood Avenue in both directions at the Route 10 overpass, located between Whitney Street and McKinley Street in...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Temporary Traffic Pattern for Trucks and Large Vehicles Begins October 14 at Wickford Roundabout
Starting at 12:01 a.m. early Tuesday morning, October 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will implement a temporary traffic pattern for the passage of trucks, busses and other large vehicles through the construction of the...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: New Traffic Pattern on Route 78 Anticipated October 15 at The Chapman Pond Railroad Bridge in Westerly
On Wednesday night, October 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin making repairs to the Chapman Pond Railroad Bridge on Route 78 in Westerly. This will require some traffic pattern changes over the next several weeks...
Owner: American Government
Globally Acclaimed Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition ® Premieres in Rhode Island
Link to Media Kit PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition®, the renowned touring exhibition that has welcomed over 3 million visitors worldwide, makes its Rhode Island debut this fall....