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Senate passes bill shifting sidewalk repair responsibility to state for highways
Summary
The Rhode Island Senate on March 11, 2025, passed S-57, which transfers responsibility (excluding snow/ice removal) for maintenance and repairs of sidewalks adjacent to state highways to the state Department of Transportation; the bill passed unanimously in recorded procedure.
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Senate on March 11 passed S-57, an act that transfers responsibility for maintenance and repairs of sidewalks alongside state highways to the state Department of Transportation, while excluding snow and ice removal.
Senator Rogers, sponsor of S-57, told colleagues the bill “corrects a long standing issue with…
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