RIDOT: East Avenue Lane Shifts Start Sept. 19
By: Rob Borkowski on September 16, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI —Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin (Rte. 113) East Avenue lane shifts where it passes over I-95 and I-295 in Warwick. The shift, part of RIDOT’s […]
RIDOT: East Avenue I-95N Ramp Closes May 2
By: Rob Borkowski on April 25, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Starting Friday night, May 2, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) says the Rte. 113 east East Avenue I-95N Ramp Closes for bridge work through the […]
East Avenue Lanes Close Friday for Bridge Work
By: Rob Borkowski on February 18, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Friday night, RIDOT will close left lanes in both directions of East Avenue (Rte. 113) over I-95 and I-295, between the Route 5 intersection and the Community […]
WFD Responds to Car Fire on East Avenue Bridge
By: Rob Borkowski on June 18, 2024 in Breaking News, News to You, Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Firefighters responded to a stubborn car fire on the west lane of the East Avenue Bridge Tuesday at about noon. The fire appeared quelled several times, […]
East Avenue Wrong-Way Driver Faces DUI Charge
By: Rob Borkowski on October 27, 2023 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — On Oct. 1, at 2 a.m., WPD Officer Walter Larson stopped an East Avenue wrong-way driver of a pickup at the light near the CCRI entrance, arresting […]
East Avenue Driver Charged With DUI Oct. 17
By: Rob Borkowski on November 5, 2021 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Keara Enos spotted a red Kia Sorento swerving on Rte. 95 south Oct. 17 at 3:05 a.m., followed it to East Avenue near CCRI, then stopped […]
Honda Driver Stopped on East Avenue With Stolen Plates
By: Rob Borkowski on November 5, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — A Providence man driving a red 1997 Honda Accord he’d just bought was stopped by Warwick Police at the intersection of East Avenue and Bald Hill Road […]
WPD: Audi Driver Swerving, Speeding on East Avenue Charged with DUI
By: Rob Borkowski on October 29, 2019 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
WARWICK, RI — Officer Brian Fontaine and Kyle Fitzsimmons were in a cruiser at the intersection of Greenwich and East Avenue waiting to turn left onto East Avenue Sept. 23 […]
Officer Arrests SUV Driver for DUI on East Avenue
By: Rob Borkowski on January 22, 2019 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Officer Randy Bell was driving east on Main Avenue Jan. 5 at 12:40 a.m. when he spotted a green 2003 GMC Sierra headed the other way, stopping […]
Night Utility Work Starts Today on East Avenue
By: Rob Borkowski on June 7, 2016 in News to You
Mayor Scott Avedisian’s office is alerting citizens that National Grid will be replacing the gas mains on East Avenue in coordination with the Kent County Water Authority (KCWA) water main replacement project, starting tonight.
RIDOT Begins Repairs to East Avenue West Bridge on Rte. 295 Next Week
By: Rob Borkowski on July 17, 2015 in All Politics Are Local, News to You
The failing East Avenue West Bridge on Rte. 295, carrying more than 21,000 vehicles daily on Route 113 (East Avenue) over I-295 in Warwick, is getting a sorely needed $1.8 million repair job from Cardi Corp. starting the week of July 27.