Providence - Newport Ferry |
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Recognizing the value of Narraganset Bay as both a natural and transportation asset, RIDOT implemented ferry services in 2016. RIDOT worked with the Cities of Providence and Newport on landing sites, and closely coordinated its efforts with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), and the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (DPUC). In 2019, the Providence - Newport Ferry expanded service to Bristol Rhode Island... |
RIDOT's CleanRhodes Programs |
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You can help keep Rhode Island’s roads clean. RIDOT has three programs open to all Rhode Islanders that will keep litter off our roadways. We have tried to do it all by ourselves, but we can’t even though we spend $800,000 a year on garbage pickup. With our programs, you can adopt your own piece of road, and make it beautiful for everyone... |
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station |
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RIDOT is partnering with the Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to plan an electric vehicle (EV) charging station network financed by the federal government. As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, RIDOT plans to use $3.38 million this year to build out the state’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure... |
Highway Renumbering Program |
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RIDOT in Fall 2017 began a highway renumbering program for its Interstate and other limited-access highways. These changes will be phased in over a four-year period. The new exit numbers will be keyed to mile markers - a system used throughout the country for many years that the traveling public has come to expect... |
Roundabouts for R.I. |
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Making Rhode Island's roads safer is one of our primary missions. Of particular concern is safety at intersections, where 7,000 people are killed and nearly 1 million people are injured in intersection-related crashes across the country... |