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The city’s contractor is resurfacing 15 streets this week in the Kay Street and Bliss Mine Road area, with on-street parking restricted from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday or until work on a given street is finished.

The project uses chip seal over existing pavement, which the city describes as a fast process with minimal disruption to vehicle access. The contractor expects three working days. Rain will push the schedule, and the city is asking residents to keep irrigation systems away from the roadway, since wet pavement also delays the work.

Streets on the list:

  • Eustis Avenue, Bliss to Ellery Road
  • Dana Street from Eustis Avenue
  • Hazard Street from Eustis Avenue
  • Michael Terrace
  • Taber Street, Eustis to Wilbur Avenue
  • Bliss Mine Road, Ellery Road to the town line
  • Barbara Street, Bliss Mine Road to Kay Boulevard
  • Friend Drive
  • Kay Street Extension, Bliss Mine Road to Kay Boulevard
  • Guthrie Street from Bliss Mine Road
  • Keeher Avenue, Bliss Road to Kay Street
  • Toppa Boulevard, Bliss Road to Kay Street
  • Kay Boulevard, Ellery Road to Kay Street
  • Kay Terrace
  • Kay Street, Bliss Road to Touro Street

Separately, the multiyear sidewalk improvement project along the Kay Street corridor is continuing, and the city is asking drivers and pedestrians to use care in the area.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...