Planned Transportation Spending

Rhode Island

An examination of Rhode Island’s 2009-2012 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals that transit projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (31 percent). Transit projects include $93.5 million for the Warick Intermodal Station. Bridge maintenance/replacement projects account for 22 percent, and road maintenance/minor widening projects make up 16 percent of the spending. Projects classified as “other,” which include general planning and design projects, account for 13 percent and safety projects 9 percent. While no bridge capacity expansion projects were identified, 5 percent of the planned spending is for new road capacity projects. Bicycle/pedestrian projects make up 4 percent, and road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) comprise less than 1 percent of the STIP.

Proposed Spending, FY 2009-FY2012

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $1,457.15
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $327.45
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $230.07
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components $1.21
New Road Capacity $71.68
Transit $452.71
Bicycle/Pedestrian $62.15
Safety $125.32
Other $186.56

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bmr
    22
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • rmmw
    16
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • rbbp
    1
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • nrc
    5
    New Road Capacity
  • tran
    31
    Transit
  • bp
    4
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • sfty
    9
    Safety
  • othr
    13
    Other
All percentages rounded