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Travel Advisory: Next Route 113 Traffic Shift in Warwick Scheduled for September 19
RHODE ISLAND, September 16 - As part of its ongoing bridge replacement project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Friday night, September 19, will begin shifting travel lanes on Route 113 (East Avenue) where it passes over...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Next Route 113 Traffic Shift in Warwick Scheduled for September 19
As part of its ongoing bridge replacement project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Friday night, September 19, will begin shifting travel lanes on Route 113 (East Avenue) where it passes over I-95 and I-295 in Warwick. The...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Daytime Detour Needed for Section of County Road in Barrington
RHODE ISLAND, September 12 - As part of an ongoing resurfacing project in the East Bay area, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to implement a detour for eastbound traffic on a section of County Road in Barrington...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Daytime Detour Needed for Section of County Road in Barrington
As part of an ongoing resurfacing project in the East Bay area, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to implement a detour for eastbound traffic on a section of County Road in Barrington starting Thursday, September...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: New Traffic Pattern Begins This Weekend at the Moosup Valley Road Bridge in Foster
RHODE ISLAND, September 11 - As part of an ongoing multibridge replacement project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to switch traffic to the newly rebuilt side of the Moosup Valley Road Bridge on Friday night,...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: New Traffic Pattern Begins This Weekend at the Moosup Valley Road Bridge in Foster
As part of an ongoing multibridge replacement project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to switch traffic to the newly rebuilt side of the Moosup Valley Road Bridge on Friday night, September 12, at 8 p.m. The...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Brief Ramp Closures Needed for Testing of Wrong Way Driver Detection Systems
RHODE ISLAND, September 10 - Starting Monday, September 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will start routine annual testing of its Wrong Way Driver (WWD) detection systems. This work will require closing each ramp equipped...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Brief Ramp Closures Needed for Testing of Wrong Way Driver Detection Systems
Starting Monday, September 15, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will start routine annual testing of its Wrong Way Driver (WWD) detection systems. This work will require closing each ramp equipped with the WWD electrical...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Reminder: Lane Shifts Scheduled for Route 37 Over Power Road in Cranston
RHODE ISLAND, September 9 - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that effective Friday night, September 12 at 8 p.m., it will shift all travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West, from Route 2 (New...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Reminder: Lane Shifts Scheduled for Route 37 Over Power Road in Cranston
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that effective Friday night, September 12 at 8 p.m., it will shift all travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West, from Route 2 (New London Avenue) to Power...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Overnight Construction Begins September 14 for Wickford Roundabout Construction
RHODE ISLAND, September 8 - Starting Sunday night, September 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin overnight construction on a mini roundabout at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) and...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Overnight Construction Begins September 14 for Wickford Roundabout Construction
Starting Sunday night, September 14, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin overnight construction on a mini roundabout at the intersection of Brown Street, Boston Neck Road (Route 1A) and Phillips Street in the village...
Owner: American Government
Nye & Company will auction rare historical artifacts from Rhode Island's most storied families, September 10 & 11
The sale offers collectors, historians and connoisseurs the chance to acquire objects with direct ties to some of New England’s most famous families. BLOOMFIELD, NJ, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Nye & Company Auctioneers’...
Travel Advisory: One-Night Closure Needed for Pavement Repair on Route 3 in Hopkinton
RHODE ISLAND, August 22 - During the late evening and overnight hours starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a short section of Route 3 (Main Street) in Hopkinton,...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: One-Night Closure Needed for Pavement Repair on Route 3 in Hopkinton
During the late evening and overnight hours starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a short section of Route 3 (Main Street) in Hopkinton, between Bank Street and Bridge...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Reminder: RIDOT to Shift Lanes on I-95 in Warwick Tomorrow Night
RHODE ISLAND, August 21 - The Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that on Friday night, August 22, it will temporarily shift all travel lanes on I-95 North to the left near the Route 37/Jefferson Boulevard service...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory Reminder: RIDOT to Shift Lanes on I-95 in Warwick Tomorrow Night
The Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that on Friday night, August 22, it will temporarily shift all travel lanes on I-95 North to the left near the Route 37/Jefferson Boulevard service road (Exits 31A-C), as...
Owner: American Government
IDOH Recommends Re-opening the Swimming Areas at Third Beach and Peabody's Beach
RHODE ISLAND, August 29 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends re-opening the swimming areas at Third Beach and Peabody's Beach in Middletown for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will...
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Lane Shifts Scheduled for Route 37 Over Power Road in Cranston
RHODE ISLAND, August 20 - Effective Friday night, August 22 at 8 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will all travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West, from Route 2 (New London Avenue) to Power Road, in Cranston....
Owner: American Government
Travel Advisory: Lane Shifts Scheduled for Route 37 Over Power Road in Cranston
Effective Friday night, August 22 at 8 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will all travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West, from Route 2 (New London Avenue) to Power Road, in Cranston. This will allow RIDOT to...
Owner: American Government