The Town of North Kingstown received a grant from the RI Infrastructure Bank to address the impacts of stormwater runoff, flooding, erosion and future sea level rise at the end of the Roger Williams Drive right-of-way. The grant application can be viewed below.
The town is looking to mitigate the impacts of the stormwater flow by removing the pavement from the end of the Roger Williams Drive right of way and replace it with grassy areas, a sediment forebay and sand filter to allow sediment in the runoff to settle out before discharging into the nearby cove. Given that there are no mitigation measures in place under existing conditions, removing the pavement, installing stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs), as outlined, will provide erosion reduction and help to mitigate the impacts of stormwater runoff from the surrounding upland areas before it enters Wickford Cove.
The installation of the stormwater improvements began the week of June 10th, 2024. The installation was completed in mid-June.