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CRANSTON — A preliminary investigation into how nearly 700 stop signs not approved by the city were installed has found that all the stop signs on city roads intersecting state roads were placed by the state Department of Transportation, Mayor Allan W. Fung said Monday.
The investigation is continuing.
It is unclear how many of the 692 signs in question were installed by state workers.
City officials revealed the questionable signs last week after a months-long investigation that had three city employees driving around the city armed with color-coded maps that indicated the location of the 1,903 stop signs approved by the city.
The employees logged 692 stop signs on city streets that were not approved by the city for posting.
That figure did not include signs that were installed on state roads.
Fung said the preliminary investigation found that state transportation officials had posted stop signs on city roads at the intersection with state roads, following a state statute that requires a motorist to stop before entering a state road.
State workers also painted the “stop bars” on city roads at those intersections, Fung said.
Fung said the city’s legal staff was researching the legality and enforceability of those signs installed by the state without city approval.