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Traffic Advisory: Interstate Exit and Lane Closures Planned for Next Week

The following exit and lane closures are scheduled to take place on Rhode Island's Interstate highways from October 19-25, 2013. All schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RIDOTNews for up-to-the-minute travel information.

Interstate Highway Restrictions

Exit and Ramp Closures

Pawtucket: Exit 28 (School St.) off of I-95 North closed for construction, Wednesday night from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following day. Follow signed detour.

Providence: Exit 22 (Downtown/Rtes. 6 & 10/Providence Place Mall) off of I-95 North closed for highway lighting installation during the early morning hours, Monday-Thursday from 1-4 a.m. Follow signed detour.

Providence: The off-ramp from Rtes. 6/10 Connector West to I-95 North will be closed for electrical work, Thursday night from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day. Follow signed detour.

Lane Closures

Cranston: I-95 South and North, from Exit 17 (Elmwood Ave.) to Exit 15 (Jefferson Blvd.), alternating double lane closures for a bridge inspection, Sunday and Monday nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.

I-95 South: Sunday

I-95 North: Monday

Cranston: I-95 South, at Exit 16 (Rte. 10), alternating lane closures on the ramp to Rte. 10 South for a bridge inspection, Tuesday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day. The ramp from Rte. 10 North to I-95 South also will be narrowed as part of this operation.

Cranston: Rte. 10 South at the on-ramp to I-95 North, alternating lane closures for a bridge inspection, Wednesday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.

Cranston: I-95 North at Exit 16 (Rte. 10), alternating lane closures at the on-ramp to Rte. 10 North for a bridge inspection, Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.

Cranston: I-295 South, just north of Rte. 37, right lane closed for construction, Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cranston: I-295 North at Exit 3 (Rte. 37), right lane closed for bridge work, Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Pawtucket: I-95 South, from Exchange St. to Broadway, right lane and shoulder closures for landscaping, Sunday and Monday nights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Pawtucket: I-95 North, from Underwood St. to Exit 30 (East St.), right lane and shoulder closures for landscaping, Tuesday-Thursday nights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Pawtucket: I-95 North and South, from Exit 27 (Downtown) to Exit 29 (Broadway), alternating lane closures for construction, Tuesday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.

Providence: I-95 North and South, from Exit 20 (North: Point St., South: I-195) to Exit 22 (Downtown/Rtes. 6 & 10/Providence Place Mall), alternating lane closures in a moving operation for landscaping, Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Providence: I-95 North and South at Exit 22 (Downtown/Rtes. 6 & 10/Providence Place Mall), various lane closures for electrical work, Sunday-Thursday nights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Smithfield: I-295 North at Exit 7 (Rte. 44), right lane closed for bridge work, Monday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The right lane on Rte. 44 North also will be closed at this time.

Warwick: I-95 North and South, from Exit 9 (Rte. 4) to Exit 15 (Jefferson Blvd.), alternating lane closures for construction, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day. Roads above or below the highway also may have intermittent lane closures.

Warwick to Providence: I-95 North and South, alternating lane closures in a moving operation for striping, Sunday-Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.

I-95 North: from Exit 15 (Jefferson Blvd.) to Exit 23 (Rte. 146)

I-95 South: from Exit 23 (Rte. 146) to Exit 11 (I-295)

Warwick: I-295 North and South, from I-95 to Exit 2 (Rte. 2), alternating lane and shoulder closures for a bridge inspection, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.

I-295 North: Wednesday

I-295 South: Thursday

Warwick: I-295 South, at Exit 2 (Rte. 2), left lane closed for bridge work, Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Contact: Rose Amoros (401) 222-1362, Ext. 4450

Related links

  • Department or agency: Department of Transportation
  • Online: http://www.dot.ri.gov
  • Release date: 10-18-2013

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