You are going to start to see new numbers of Rhode Island highways beginning this weekend.
The State Transportation Department will begin re-numbering exits beginning on I-95 this Sunday.
According to a statement from the RI-DOT;
"A mile-marker exit number system lets drivers know how far they need to travel to reach their desired off-ramp. It also allows for easier expansion for future interchanges since the entire highway would not have to be renumbered to accommodate a new exit number. RIDOT will install temporary signs indicating the old exit number and will leave them up for an extended period of time."
The new numbering is designed to make the exit and the mile markers the same.
It is the same process that is going on all throughout the nation.
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