Starting today, May 12, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is making changes to a Providence off-ramp at Exit 38A.
The changes are part of a larger bridge project included in the $265 million Interstate 95 North Viaduct project. After the weekend, RIDOT will demolish the old ramp bridge and build new lanes for a collector-distributor road along I-95 north.
The department says drivers should expect congestion when the bridge opens at 9 p.m. and shifts traffic to the left of the current lanes to Route 146.
Drivers can avoid traffic by taking either the Charles Street, Branch Avenue, or North Main Street on-ramps.
RIDOT hopes to open both lanes of the new bridge by 5 A.M. Monday, May 15.
The old bridge ramp will be demolished and will build lanes as part of a new collector-distributor road being constructed alongside I-95 north, according to RIDOT.
The new roadway is set to be open before the end of the year.
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Source: ABC6 News
