Rte. 37 Lane Shifts Left Friday Night
By: Rob Borkowski on August 21, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — Friday night, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is shifting all travel lanes to the right on Route 37 East and West, from Route 2 (New London […]
RIDOT: New Rte. 37 Ramp to 295N Open
By: Rob Borkowski on August 1, 2025 in News to You
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RIDOT Shifts Rte. 37 Lane Split To 295N Exit
By: Rob Borkowski on July 7, 2025 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — As part of its ongoing Cranston Canyon/Route 37 Bridges project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has shifted the location of the Rte. 37 lane split […]
RIDOT Closing Rte. 37 Ramp to 295 N Again
By: Rob Borkowski on September 3, 2024 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — This weekend, starting Friday, Sept. 6, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close the Rte. 37 ramp West to I-295 North again. The closure will […]
Rte. 37 Lane Closures End Monday Morning
By: Rob Borkowski on June 22, 2024 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reports Rte. 37 lane closures near the Pontiac Avenue exit in Cranston, begun Friday, will continue through the weekend, ending 6 […]
RIDOT: Rte. 37 East Closing Nov. 3 – 6
By: Rob Borkowski on October 21, 2023 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — Starting Friday night Nov. 3, RIDOT will start sliding in a new bridge deck for Rte. 37 East over the Pawtuxet River, near the Pontiac Avenue exit, […]
RIDOT: Airport Connector, Rte. 37 Bridge Work Updates
By: Rob Borkowski on August 31, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has updated motorist alerts as work on Rte. 37 and the Airport Connector continues through the end of summer. Airport Connector […]
Rte. 37 $25M RAISE Grant Tops Off Rebuild, Upgrades
By: Rob Borkowski on July 22, 2023 in News to You, Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Friday morning, Gov. Dan McKee, RI’s Congressional delegation, state officials and Mayor Frank Picozzi kicked off the $25 million Rte. 37 RAISE Grant Award Project that will […]
$25M Grant Funds Rte. 37 Phase 3 Improvements
By: Rob Borkowski on June 26, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — RIDOT began rebuilding bridges along Rte. 37 for Phases 1 and 2 of Cranston Canyon work in April, but a new $25 million grant will also address […]
Rte. 37 Traffic Pattern Changes Coming Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on April 10, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — RIDOT aims to demolish the Rte. 37 bridges over I-295 North and South, Cranston Street and the Washington Secondary Bike Path for the $85 million Cranston Canyon […]
RIDOT Starts Second Pontiac Bridge Slide
By: Rob Borkowski on November 18, 2022 in News to You
CRANSTON — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)’s second bridge slide for the Pontiac Avenue Bridge, and resulting detours, start tonight, with all roads reopening 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. […]
RIDOT: Left Lane of Rte. 37 East Closed
By: Rob Borkowski on April 6, 2022 in News to You
CRANSTON, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has closed the left lane of Rte. 37 East near the I-295 interchange in Cranston to repair a bridge joint […]
Rte. 37 Lane Shift Starts Tonight, Ends This Summer
By: Rob Borkowski on February 26, 2021 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — RIDOT will install a Rte. 37 lane shift on the right for westbound traffic starting Friday night, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m., part of a $3 million […]
RIDOT: Rte. 37 Bridge Repairs Start Friday
By: Rob Borkowski on July 14, 2020 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — With Rte. 95 bridges in Warwick complete, RIDOT will start a $75.9 million repair of 15 Rte. 37 bridges between Cranston and Warwick July 17, temporarily closing […]
RIDOT Closing Rte. 37 West Ramp To I-295 North Overnight
By: Rob Borkowski on June 17, 2019 in News to You
CRANSTON, R.I. — RIDOT will temporarily close the on-ramp from Rte. 37 West to I-295 North in Cranston tonight at 9 p.m. to clean out a drainage culvert. The ramp […]
RI Congressional Delegation, Raimondo Announce $20M for Rte. 37 Upgrade
By: Rob Borkowski on March 7, 2018 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — On Tuesday, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation and Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced $20 million from the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program to aid the State’s […]
Troopers, WPD, WFD Respond to Car into Pole at Rte. 37 Ramp on Post Road
By: Rob Borkowski on August 24, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
RI State Police report the arrest of the driver of the car on a DUI charge in Tuesday night’s Post Road crash at the Rte. 37 on-ramp, identifying her as Kimberly Madden, 32, of 34 Dartmouth St., Bristol, RI.
WPD Arrests Driver on DUI Charge on Post Road
By: Rob Borkowski on August 8, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Officer John Curley was patrolling on Rte. 73 east in the right lane July 16 at 12:47 a.m. when he spotted a gray 2010 Infinity G37 cross into the breakdown lane several times before pulling the driver over on Post Road south, ultimately arresting him on a DUI charge.
RIDOT Announces New Traffic Alerts: Striping Rte. 37, Bridge Work on Rte. 113
By: Rob Borkowski on July 19, 2016 in News to You
The RIDOT has added the following traffic alerts to the usual construction advisories involving the Apponaug Circulator Project ending next year and the ongoing Metro Center Boulevard bridge detour:
Traffic Stop on Post Road Yields Women’s Arrest For Heroin Possession, Seven Cats
By: Rob Borkowski on July 18, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI
Warwick Officer Aaron Steere was traveling east on Rte. 37 near Post Road when he spotted a maroon 1999 Plymouth Minivan with expired inspection stickers and, he soon learned, plates registered to another car, so he stopped it and found the two women inside in possession of dozens of hypodermic needles, heroin, and seven cats in poor health.
RIDOT Hires D’Ambra Construction to Repave All of Rte. 37
By: Rob Borkowski on July 15, 2015 in Business, News to You
Warwick, RI – The RI Department of Transportation has announced it has awarded a $5.9 million contract to D’Ambra Construction of Warwick to resurface the entire length of Rte. 37 […]