Useful Websites
Engineering Links
The
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
.
Information on highway research and technology from FHWA's
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
and the
Transportation Research Board
.
Information on Intelligent Transportation Systems from
Access ITS America
.
Finance Links
Information on
Innovative Finance
programs at FHWA.
Learn more about how Federal-aid highway financing works with the
Highway Trust Fund Primer
(in PDF format, 134KB).
Information on the new transportation legislation,
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
.
Planning Links
FHWA's
Office of Highway Policy Information
has data and statistics on highway conditions and performance.
Rhode Island's
National Highway System
maps (PDF format).
A list of
Regional Councils of Governments and MPOs
on line.
The Rhode Island Chapter of the
American Planning Association
.
The MPO in neighboring Massachusetts is the
Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District
.
Information on how Rhode Island is cleaning up the air with the
Emissions and Safety Inspection
program.
Safety Links
The
Governor's Office on Highway Safety
is responsible for many highway safety programs in Rhode Island.
U.S. DOT's
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
.
Environment Links
The details on how FHWA does environmental analysis can be found in the
FHWA Environmental Guidebook
.
The New England Region of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
.
The New England Division of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
for information on Federal wetland permits.
Based in Boston, the
First Coast Guard District
.
The
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
administers the "Section 106" process which analyzes the impacts of Federal actions on historic and archeological resources.
The National Park Service maintains the
National Register of Historic Places
and has information on eligibility and register properties.
The State Historic Preservation Officer is the
Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission
Information on the
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
.
Motor Carrier Links
The
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Homepage.
Download the form
MCS-150, Application for DOT Number
(Adobe Acrobat PDF format).
Local Information
An excellent guide to State government can be found on the
Secretary of State's On-Line Office
.
For everything you want to know about
Providence
try the city's home page.
Local news from the
Providence Journal-Bulletin
.
Tourism information from
Visit Rhode Island
.
Relive the Gilded Age in
Newport
.
If you're going to the beach, or want to buy your lobsters off the dock, then visit RI's
South County
.
One of "last great places in the Western Hemisphere" is
Block Island
.
Other Federal agencies in Rhode Island
U.S. Navy's
Naval Station Newport
.
There are several
Social Security Administration
offices in Rhode Island.
The
Small Business Administration
in Providence.
There are three
National Park Service
sites in Rhode Island.
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