The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Larkin Pond at Camp Hoffman in South Kingstown due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Warwick Pond in Warwick and with Wenscott Reservoir in Providence at Governor Notte Beach due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in...
On the weekends of September 13-16 and September 20-23, Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will close two lanes on I-95 South near the Elmwood Avenue/Route 1 off-ramp (Exit 34) in Providence for the rapid replacement of the Elmwood Avenue Bridge. RIDOT strongly suggests that travelers...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation's (RIDOT) Office on Highway Safety today announced that the state has reached 90.5% compliance with seatbelt use – an all time high for the state. This number includes both drivers and front seat passengers.
The numbers are based on an annual...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) supports and celebrates Stop & Shop's recent decision to stop selling tobacco products in its stores. This change will help to limit access to addictive and harmful tobacco products while diminishing their visibility and marketing in high-traffic...
On Friday morning, August 30, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will open two highway ramps, a new service road and two bridges connecting city streets as part of the Route 6/10 Interchange project in Providence.
The new portions of the 6/10 that RIDOT will open include:
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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth and Carr Pond in North Kingstown due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Worden Pond in South Kingstown due to a suspected blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends re-opening the swimming area at Conimicut Beach in Warwick for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reminds travelers that two weekend closures of the ramp from Route 37 west to I-295 north for bridge construction will take place on the weekends of August 23 and September 6. The closures will start each weekend at 8:00 p.m. on Friday nights...
