(Providence, RI) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is proposing to assume responsibility for local streetlights which are put up on state roads. RIDOT says there has been a hodgepodge of ownership and maintenance issues over the years because municipalities have installed the lights sometimes with the transportation department's consent and sometimes not. Cities and towns must convert the lights to LED before the transfer, which the state is promoting as a cost-savings measure and an environmental advantage.
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