The I-95 15 design-build project is the largest ever undertaken by Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and will remove 15 bridges from the state’s backlog of poor and fair, but nearing poor, condition bridges along I-95 and Route 10 between Providence and Warwick – a critical corridor which carries 185,000 vehicles daily.
The project will take a major step in addressing the I-95 corridor holistically, to encourage the safe movement of almost 200,000 vehicles and $9.7 billion in freight. About 9,000 trucks and heavy freight vehicles use this corridor, which includes hospitals, businesses and universities, daily.
The cost of this project is offset by a recent $251 million federal Bridge Investment Program (BIP) grant made to the department.
The traffic pattern will feature three lanes to the left of the split and one lane to the right. All lanes go through and continue onto I-95 South. Drivers should not stop or suddenly change lanes at the split. This unsafe behavior will cause traffic delays and could lead to a crash.
| 2023 BIP GRANT APPLICATION |
| I-95 15 Grant Fact Sheet |
| I-95 15 Proposed Schematics Overview |
| I-95 Southbound Weekend Closure Detour Map |
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As we continue our bridge improvements along the I-95 corridor, expect alternating lane closures from Park Avenue to Thurbers Avenue, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and Tuesday night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Scheduled operations will include paving I-95 South, from the Pawtuxet River Bridge to Jefferson Boulevard, milling and paving within the project area along Route 10 North, and performing bridge work at the Broad Street, Jefferson Boulevard Northbound and Pawtuxet River bridges. |
