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We’re halfway through our series of weekend lane closures on I-95 at the Wellington Avenue Bridge, and reopened lanes several hours earlier than planned on Sunday evening on each of the first two weekends. Traffic delays have been manageable thanks to motorists heeding our suggestions to use alternate routes. For this weekend and next, the message is the same, please use I-295 or Route 10 to bypass this part of I-95. Check out latest information about what we have left to do to replace this bridge.

Airport Connector, Warwick

Overnight striping operations will require temporary closures of the Post Road on- and off-ramps at the Airport Connector, Sunday-Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Please follow signed detours. In addition, right lane closures on both directions of the Airport Connector, from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to I-95, are scheduled for landscaping, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and partial daytime lane closures for sidewalk work during the same time period, on Post Road, from Warwick Avenue to the Airport entrance.

Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown

Weather permitting, paving will continue next week, requiring overnight closures of Aquidneck Avenue, from East Main Road to Green End Avenue, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. During the closures, motorists are following a signed detour using Valley Street. Daytime drainage, curbing and sidewalk work will also continue throughout the project, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Henderson Bridge, East Providence

We are scheduled to begin construction on the second half of the Massasoit Avenue roundabout. We will also continue curing the concrete bridge deck, and installing communication lines at the east abutment, and working on the bridge parapets. No traffic impacts are anticipated during these operations.

I-95 North Viaduct, Providence

Various ramps within the Exit 37 interchange along I-95 North may be closed for concrete pier repairs, Sunday-Thursday nights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Bridge deck work and material deliveries at the project will require the closure of the on-ramp from Atwells Avenue to I-95 North during the same time period. Local daytime road closures and lane shifts, including Park Street, (closed) for sidewalk construction, and West Exchange Street, (lane shifts) for deck forming, are also scheduled, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please follow signed detours. Rounding out the activities will be overnight alternating lane closures on both sides of I-95, from Exits 37A to 39A, for various activities including work at the Smith Street Bridge, NS demolition at the old Route 146 Bridge, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. 

Pell Bridge Ramps Phase 2, Newport

We will begin paving operations on Admiral Kalbfus Road southbound, followed by curbing, sidewalk, and electrical work. As a reminder, commuters for the Navy base can utilize the JT Connell Highway roadway south of the roundabout and the Connector Road for an easy alternative access point to the bridge.

Drainage and electrical site work is expected to begin along JT Connell Highway between the JT Connell Connector intersection and Van Zandt Avenue. Businesses are open during construction. 

Paving and other miscellaneous work is also expected for the ongoing bridge rehabilitation along Route 138 at Third Street, Newport Secondary, and JT Connell Highway overpasses, and may require temporary lane shifts along Third Street and JT Connell Highway as needed. 

Route 6/10 Interchange Reconstruction, Providence

Northbound traffic on Harris Avenue is detouring nightly via Delaine and Valley streets and Atwells Avenue because of work at the Harris Avenue Bridge over Amtrak, Monday-Friday nights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Expect noise. Motorists can also expect right lane closures on Route 6 East, from the Hartford Avenue on-ramp to the Westminster Street overpass, and on Route 6 West, from the flyover bridge merge to the Hartford Avenue interchange, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

We’re also installing curbing on Route 6 East and West, including the Hartford Avenue ramps, forming and pouring the east abutment of the bridge from Route 6 East to Route 10 South over Amtrak, and installing guardrail and adjusting structures to grade along the Route 10 North shoulder, from Westminster to Tobey streets.

Route 37 Improvements, Cranston/Warwick

Bridge Group 51A: Pontiac Avenue to Post Road (see photo, above)

We’re working on the new traffic signals at the Route 37 West/Pontiac Avenue intersection, with daytime alternating lane closures on Pontiac Avenue, from Sockanosset Cross Road to the Route 37 East ramps, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We are also scheduled to continue steel installation at the Pawtuxet River South Bridge (carries Route 37 East over the Pawtuxet River,) and waterproof the Pawtuxet River North (carries Route 37 West over the Pawtuxet River) and Jefferson Boulevard North (carries Route 37 West over Jefferson Boulevard) bridges. In addition, we may mill and pave Jefferson Boulevard and install guardrail on the I-95 South off-ramp to Route 37 West. Please check our Weekly Traffic Forecast for any additional lane closure information associated with these operations.

Bridge Group 51B: I-295 area (see photo, below)

Bridge demolition and construction at the Cranston Park West Bridge (carrying Route 37 East and West over I-295 South) requires alternating lane closures on I-295 South in the vicinity of Route 37 (Exits 3A and B), Sunday-Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Motorists should also expect overnight alternating lanes on I-295 North in the vicinity of Phenix Avenue for roadway construction during the same time period. Please note: both travel lanes on I-295 North, in in the vicinity of Phenix Avenue, will shift to the east overnight on Wednesday, with lane widths reduced from 12 to 11 feet. This will allow us to create a new work zone. Daytime construction at the Cranston Street Bridge (carrying Route 37 East and West over Cranston Street) involves alternating one-way traffic on Cranston Street, below Route 37 and between Sherman Avenue and Overbrook Drive, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Route 146, Lincoln/North Smithfield

Alternating lane closures are planned on both sides of Route 146 and its service roads next week as construction operations continue both day and night on this project. We are scheduled to widen Route 146 North at Sayles Hill Road, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Bridge demolition will also continue at the service roads, from Route 116 to Route 99, during the same time period. We’ll also be on Route 146 North, from Route 146A to the Massachusetts line, for saw cutting prior to fiber optic conduit installation, with alternating lane closures, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Washington Bridge, East Providence/Providence

The Gano Street off-ramp (Exit 1D off I-195 West) remains closed until this fall. During our weekday operations, with no further lane closures anticipated, we will continue concrete substructure and concrete bridge deck repairs, do drainage work at Gano Street, and prep work before we begin to install steel at the new Waterfront Drive off-ramp.