Starting tonight, Friday night, October 16, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to begin a series of weekend overnight closures of I-95 at the Route 10 (Exit 33) interchange in Cranston and Providence. The schedule varies with full and partial closures, and some ramps to and from Route 10 also will be closed. The closures are necessary for demolition work over the highway. The current schedule calls for three consecutive weekends of overnight closures.
During the closures, RIDOT strongly advises motorists to seek alternate routes, such as I-295 and Route 10, to avoid delays and extended travel times. To minimize the impact as much as possible, RIDOT chose weekend (Fridays and Saturdays) late night and overnight hours for the closures when traffic volumes are lowest. Lane closures may begin after 10 p.m. and any full closures would not start until midnight. The highway will be fully open by 7:00 a.m. the next day. RIDOT estimates delays of 15-20 minutes on the detour routes, with the greatest travel times occurring during the morning before lanes reopen.
The work includes demolition of bridge walls alongside both directions of Route 10. Steel safety barriers have already been erected to protect vehicles after the walls are removed. RIDOT is completely rebuilding this interchange…