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Travel Advisory: RIDOT to Close a Section of Wood Avenue in Woonsocket for Bridge Rehabilitation Work (Rhode Island Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 13 Apr 2026
Starting on Friday night, April 24, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a section of Wood Avenue in Woonsocket to begin rehabilitation of the Wood Avenue Bridge over the Peters River in Woonsocket.
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Press Release: Governor McKee, Rhode Island congressional delegation, and RIDOT celebrate the completion of the East Bay Bike Path bridges (Rhode Island Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 06 Apr 2026
RIDOT used prefabricated modular truss Acrow bridges that were quicker to install, have less impact on the environment, have a very long design life, and will be easier to maintain ... Learn more at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks.
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Travel Advisory: RIDOT Scheduling Lane and Road Closures for I-295 and Route 7 North in Smithfield for Bridge Demolition (Rhode Island Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 13 Mar 2026
After this phase of work, RIDOT will demolish and replace the portion of the Douglas Pike Bridge carrying southbound traffic ... RIDOT is committed to bringing Rhode ... Learn more at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks.
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About South County: Classless comments apropos of outgoing RIDOT director\u2019s legacy

The Kingstown Independent 08 Mar 2026
Peter Alviti spent years running the Rhode Island Department of Transportation — presiding over the Washington Bridge debacle, deflecting accountability with practiced ease, and apparently collecting a thin skin along with his state paycheck ... Gov ... ....
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Travel Advisory: RIDOT to Reduce Travel Lanes on Douglas Pike Bridge over I-295 in Smithfield (Rhode Island Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 19 Feb 2026
Starting on Friday night, February 27, RIDOT will reduce the number of through travel lanes from two to one in each direction at the Douglas Pike Bridge (Route 7) where it passes over I-295 in Smithfield ... Learn more at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks.
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How RIDOT made deficient bridges disappear before Alviti's retirement

The Providence Journal 05 Feb 2026
"In our previous quarterly reports to the legislature, we used a methodology based on a metric selected by a former RIDOT employee tasked with tracking deficient bridge inventory," DOT spokesman Charles St.
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Alviti to step down at RIDOT

The Providence Journal 04 Feb 2026
Watch Alviti, Cunha spar during oversight committee hearing ... 13, 2025. Rhode Island Director of Transportation Peter Alviti Jr. is stepping down this month, Gov. Dan McKee said Wednesday, Feb. 4.
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