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St. Patrick’s Day is Monday, March 17. If you plan to celebrate, please remember to plan ahead to get home safely.  

I-95 North Viaduct, Providence

Demolition of the old ramp bridge carrying traffic from downtown to I-95 North next week requires the temporary closures of ramps on I-95 at the Exit 37 Interchange, Sunday-Thursday nights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., and the closures of Providence Place, from Harris Avenue to Park Street, and Promenade Street, from Park Street to Holden Street, Sunday-Thursday nights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should also expect alternating lane closures for it and sign removal along I-95 North, from Exit 37 to Exit 39, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Little Compton/Tiverton Pavement Improvements 

Over the next two weeks, this project will focus on sign installation. Weather permitting, driveway work will also take place. Little Compton motorists should anticipate shoulder closures on South of Commons Road, from Brownell Road to Commons Road, Commons Road, from Simmons Road to Meeting House Road, and Meeting House Road, from Commons Road to West Main Road, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Route 6/10 Interchange Reconstruction, Providence

Sign work will require the closure of the on-ramp from Route 6 East to Route 10 South, Monday and Tuesday nights from midnight to 5 a.m. and alternating lane closures on Route 10 South, from Westminster Street to Union Avenue, Monday and Tuesday nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Please follow signed detours. Scheduled drainage work will involve alternating lane closures on Route 6 West, from Broadway to the flyover bridge, and narrowed lanes on the flyover ramp from Route 10 North to Route 6 West, Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Route 37 Improvements, Cranston/Warwick/Johnston

Bridge Group 51B: I-295 area

As we continue to build overhead sign structure foundations, motorists can anticipate right lane closures on I-295 North, from Exit 3A (Route 37) to Exit 9 (Route 6), and Route 37 West, from Reservoir Avenue to Natick Avenue, Sunday-Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Route 146 Reconstruction Project, Lincoln/North Smithfield

Now that we’ve set the steel at the bridges on I-295 North and South over Route 146 in Lincoln, we are working to form their decks, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. This involves a detour from Route 146 North and South, between Exits 7B and 8C, to their service roads, rolling roadblocks in both directions of Route 146, from Route 116 to Route 99, as well as alternating lane closures on I-295 North and South at Exits 18A and 18B, and both directions of Route 146, from Route 116 to Route 99.

Setting steel at the Spring Brook Bridge, carrying Route 146 North and South over Route 146A South, in North Smithfield requires the closures of Route 146A South, from Dowling Village Boulevard to Route 146, and the ramp from Route 146 South to Route 146A, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Please follow signed detours during all closures.

Tower Hill Road Bridge and Paving, North/South Kingstown

Next week, various lanes or ramps may be closed as necessary for curb and guardrail installation and electrical work on Route 1 (Tower Hill Road), from the Oliver Stedman Government Center to the Route 4 split, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Please follow signed detours.  Crews will also focus on bridge work behind barrier and electrical work, which will require ramp narrowing, at the Routes 1 (Tower Hill Road) and 138 Interchange ramps, Saturday, and Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Warwick Corridor Project

Next week at this project, we’ll focus on removal of the existing barrier and excavation for the new foundations for the I-295 bridges, with alternating lane closures on Route 113 (East Avenue) West, from Route 5 to the I-95 on-ramp, and Route 113 East, from Route 2 (Bald Hill Road) to the on-ramp to I-295, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Washington Bridge & I-195, East Providence/ Providence

Washington Bridge & I-195, East Providence/Providence

Work is progressing on the substructure demolition. In the coming week the contractor will be working on removing elements of the substructure on land on both the East Providence and Providence sides of the river. Demolition crews are using construction hammers to break up the old bridge components. This work will be done during the daytime hours only; no overnight hammering.

Demolition of substructure elements over water is expected to begin in early spring. RIDOT remains on schedule to complete the demolition of the bridge’s substructure by the end of the year.

On Monday and Tuesday, March 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., travelers should anticipate alternating one-way traffic on Waterfront Drive under the Washington Bridge, to install sensors for the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system.



All of this work is part of our ongoing effort to have a high level of maintenance on this bridge. We are doing work proactively to provide a measure of safety.