DOT Says Some Roads Will Soon Be Safer on Aquidneck Island
Some of the projects will be completed by the end of this week.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has developed a new approach for identifying and addressing safety and congestion problem locations. Called Rhode Island’s Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (RI*STARS), the department intends to issue contracts for improvements on roads and at intersections with high levels of congestion and crashes. The first area of Rhode Island included in this program is Aquidneck Island. Working collaboratively with the communities of Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth, RIDOT has identified 13 locations on the island. The Department also worked with the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, which studied transportation needs across the island in its 2011 Aquidneck Island …
