Welcome to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Oversize Overweight Permit System.

This system allows you to order:

  • Non-Divisible Single Trip Permits
  • Annual Blanket Permits to Move Non-Divisible Construction Loads
  • Annual Divisible Load Permits

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Permitting Clarifications: 1. Electronic permits & bridge restrictions lists ARE acceptable forms of the documents. The documents MUST be readily available in the vehicle with the driver. 2. Travel time restrictions: Annual divisible load permits have no travel restrictions for times, days, day or night. Blanket permits and single trip permits have restrictions ONLY when they are over 130,000 lbs, over legal width of 8’6” or over 80’ long, any one of these. -Those restrictions are no travel 7-9am and 3-7pm Monday through Friday plus holiday restrictions. No restrictions for weekends and no restrictions for day/night. -These restrictions are governed by RIGL 31-25-21

WASHINGTON BRIDGE RESTRICTION! I-195 East AND West over the Washington Bridge #200 is restricted to 48 TONS MAXIMUM WEIGH. Oversize vehicles can now request to cross the bridge. Travel can ONLY occur between 11pm and 5am on Sunday, Monday or Wednesday nights. The requested time MUST be identified specifically in the permit AND through email to DOT.OSOW@dot.ri.gov or the permit will not be accepted.

Before planning routes:

The latest vehicle size and weight restrictions can be found www.dot.ri.gov/travel/truckrestrictions.php
A copy of the applicable restrictions list MUST be carried with all annual permits and permit vehicles.

For permitting FAQs Click Here

For more information on permitting, visit the DOT OSOW website.

For technical assistance with this service email rihelp@tylertech.com

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IMPORTANT!

There are two ways to register for this system:

As a Pay-as-You-Go Customer:

BEST OPTION FOR SINGLE BLANKET OR SINGLE ANNUAL DIVISIBLE LOAD PERMIT HOLDERS
You will need to pay for each permit with a credit card or eCheck (ACH Debit). Permit applications purchased by Pay as You Go customers are NON-REFUNDABLE regardless of approval.
Pay as You Go

As an RI.gov Subscriber:

BEST OPTION FOR FREQUENT ORDERS OF TRIP PERMITS
Your company will be invoiced each month for any permits purchased through this system. In order to become a subscriber, you must complete a subscription registration form and be set up in our billing system. This process generally takes 2-3 business days.
An RI.gov Subscription costs $100.00 per year, billed on the anniversary of your subscription.
If you are ALREADY a RI.gov subscriber, please contact rihelp@tylertech.com to access this system.
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