>>Providence Police To Ticket For Blocking Intersections (Providence, RI) -- Providence police are soon going to start ticketing drivers who block intersections. The law went into effect at the beginning of the year. Violators will be fined 100-dollars for a first offense, 250-dollars the second time and 500-dollars for each subsequent offense. "The Providence Journal" reports the police chief says nearly two dozen intersections will be targeted for enforcement.