Posts Tagged ‘RIDOT’
RIDOT Installing Kid-Friendly Signage on State Bike Paths to Enhance Safety
As part of its ongoing efforts to make roadways safer for all users, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has begun installation of kid-friendly signage at some of the state’s most popular bike paths. The signs were initially installed on the South County Bike Path in South Kingstown. RIDOT is currently installing them on…
Read MoreGov. McKee to hold Washington Bridge update with RIDOT, after failed public virtual meeting
After a failed ZOOM meeting held last Friday night at 6pm – one that would last less than 12 minutes and take no questions from attendees that had been submitted, Governor McKee has set a time to update Rhode Islanders on the “Washington Bridge demolition and the new procurement for reconstruction”. That “Update” will be…
Read MoreWashington Bridge moving to 6 tight lanes – time for good situational awareness
Photo: RIDOT Tonight’s the night – 3 lanes all the way around, East and West – on I-195. Crews will be working tonight – Friday night warning to those who took 2 hours to commute last Friday night. While RIDOT has said that “crews will be working on Friday night from 9 p.m. to early…
Read MoreWashington Bridge: Plans for 6-lanes begin with 3-lanes East first, starting today.
As part of the previously announced plan to create three lanes of through travel on both sides of the Washington Bridge, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced it will begin with changing the traffic pattern on I-195 East to provide three lanes of through travel. RIDOT restriped the highway during the evening –…
Read MoreWashington Bridge: “We understand the problem – and we have a plan to fix it”
A 3pm press conference revealed the future of the Washington Bridge – and the future of so many Rhode Islanders as they make their way around and about the state. Watch it, here: Washington Bridge update – https://fb.watch/qP0RRYxsIk/ The presentation began with the summary – the Westbound side of the Washington Bridge will need to…
Read MoreWashington Bridge: READ 1st draft report, with dramatic findings. Lane changes, other bridges.
“…under sufficient load the bridge could fail with limited to no advanced warning”. Sentences similar to this are scattered throughout the draft of the first report to be received by RI DOT. This report is done by VN Engineers. While media outlets were quick to say they had obtained the report first – reporter Brian…
Read MoreEmergency bridge closure in Coventry
The Cahoone Road Bridge in Coventry, Rhode Island was closed on an emergency basis yesterday. Here is the announcement from RI DOT: The bridge, on the long Cahoone Road, was photographed here in 2018 by Tom Trigo. Trigo posts on the Facebook page: Rhode Island Nature, Biology, Geology and Photography – and we thank him…
Read MoreLiving with an East Rhode Island, West Rhode Island state of mind – as we wait
Photo, top: RIDOT What we know: We learned much about what is happening with the Washington Bridge in one day – yesterday. This following a weekend of swirling rumors – rumors that began when we learned that the repair of the bridge would now take “more than 3 months”, as originally estimated. The new rumors?…
Read MoreLeisure passengers outnumbered morning commuters on Providence/Bristol ferry – Rhode Island Current
who is riding the bristol to providence ferry
Read MoreWashington Bridge, Day 3 UPDATES- with special advice for pregnant women in the East Bay
We begin with urgent information from the RI Department of Health, directed to pregnant women expecting delivery soon: The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is recommending that ambulances be used by pregnant people in the East Bay who are in labor and who, after consulting with their healthcare professional, need to get to a…
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