RIDOT has requested $81 Million from USDOT’s Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant (MPDG) Program to support Completing the I-95 Missing Move and Quonset Connector Ramps, a major project to improve the movement of freight, commuters, and tourists through Rhode Island.
A partnership between RIDOT and Quonset Development Corporation (QDC), this $135 Million project will complete the “missing move” at the interchange of I-95 and Route 4, construct three deferred ramps linking Post Road and West Davisville Road to Route 403, and create a new roundabout at Compass Circle. The completion of this project will allow direct travel from Route 4 to I-95 in all directions and provide a link between the two sections of Quonset Business Park, all without the use of local roads, improving the quality of life for people who live and work in the area.
2022 MPDG Application Narrative: Completing the I-95 Missing Move and Ramps to Quonset Business Park
The project proposed in the grant application will transform of one of the busiest interchanges in Rhode Island, which aims to reduce congestion and improve the local transportation network by:
This project was supported by a $4 Million BUILD Planning Grant. Those funds have been used to advance preliminary engineering and complete the Section 106, Section 4(f), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for both project components.