(Providence, RI) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation on Monday previewed the big construction projects it plans on undertaking this year. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said the overhaul of the northbound Providence Viaduct will be the centerpiece of RIDOT's 2021 construction season, paid for with the help of a federal grant totaling over sixty-million dollars. RIDOT is also entering its third full year of construction on the 6-10 Connector upgrade, plus it is advancing projects involving the two Providence bridges crossing the Seekonk River.
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