3/24/2023
Spring Street Water Main Work To Begin March 27th
Improvements Slated for Narragansett Avenue to Perry Street
NEWPORT, R.I. (FRIDAY, MARCH 24th, 2023) – Please be advised that the City of Newport, Department of Utilities, Water Division will be making some critical and necessary improvements to the City’s Water System on Spring Street from Narragansett Avenue to Perry Street.
Beginning on Monday, March 27, 2023, the Department's contractor, Boyle & Fogarty (B&F) will start construction to replace the Water Main in Spring Street with an anticipated completion date of October 31, 2023.
2/28/2023
Newport Residents Set to Save on Electric Rates with Community Aggregation Program
Newport Community Electricity Launching May 2023 with Rate of 9.361 ¢/kWh for Residential Customers
NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023) – Newport residents can expect to save on their electricity bills beginning later this spring as the City of Newport readies to launch its energy aggregation program in May of 2023.
The Program, dubbed Newport Community Electricity, was approved by the City Council in December of 2021 as part of an effort to provide new, competitively priced electricity supply options, including the use of more renewable energy.
12/15/2022
Emergency Sewer Line Repairs on Lower Thames Street to Begin Monday
NEWPORT, R.I. - The City of Newport's Department of Utilities, Water Pollution Control Division will be making needed repairs to the City’s Sanitary Sewer System Infrastructure on Lower Thames Street between Narragansett Avenue and Stockholm Street beginning Monday, December 19th.
Beginning on December 19, 2022, crews from the City's contractor, Boyle & Fogarty, will start construction in the area with the aim of wrapping up by December 30th.