September 5, 2023, at 7:58 AM, Troopers arrested Biagio Scottodiuccio, age 56, of 77A Miskiania Trail, Exeter, Rhode Island, for 1.) Felony Assault/ Battery with a Dangerous Weapon and 2.) Disorderly Conduct- (Fighting/ Tumultuous Behavior). The arrest was the result of a Troopers responding to...
Starting on March 27, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will kick off a $16.2 million, 10-bridge preservation project along I-295 in Smithfield. The initial phase of the project requires a closure of the right travel lane of I-295 in both directions where the highway passes...
This week the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will install a series of traffic changes as part of a $13.9 million design-build project to replace the structurally deficient Farnum Pike Bridge, which carries Route 146 over Farnum Pike/Route 104 in North Smithfield.
The changes...
Construction on the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's (RIDOT) $265 million Providence Viaduct Northbound Project begins on Friday, March 26 with a series of lane shifts along the I-95 corridor between Exits 21 and Exit 23 in Providence.
RIDOT does not anticipate any travel delays...
As part of its $11.7 million project to replace the Park Avenue Railroad Bridge – which carries Park Avenue (Route 12) over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Elmwood Avenue (Route 1) and Wellington Avenue – both travel lanes will be shifted toward the eastbound side of the bridge starting on...
New system to streamline and speed up application process for physical alteration permits
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today launched a new all-electronic permitting system for those wishing to apply for a physical alteration permit (PAPA) – the type of...
As part of a $3 million project to make a number of safety improvements for Route 37 close to its intersection with Natick Avenue in Cranston, RIDOT will install a right lane shift for Route 37 westbound traffic starting Friday night, February 26 at 8 p.m.
The shift will be in place for...
With heavy wet snow and high winds expected to impact Rhode Island, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has issued a proclamation prohibiting tractor-trailer trucks from all state highways effective at 5 a.m. tomorrow, Monday, February 1.
This restriction will aid in the Rhode Island Department of...
Starting tomorrow, Saturday, January 30, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation is temporarily closing lanes on I-95 South Exit 9 to Route 4 South in East Greenwich for work on the Division Street Bridge project. During the day tomorrow up to two of the three lanes will be closed at the...
As part of the replacement of the Louisquisset Pike Bridge, which carries Route 146 over Route 116 (George Washington Highway) in Lincoln, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close Route 116 at the bridge for five consecutive nights, starting on Sunday, January 31.
The...
