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.
| 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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At this project, we plan to place wooden supports in between the girders under the Eddy Street, Broad Street and ramp bridges at the I-95/Route 10 interchange. This will provide safe access to the bridge components and stabilize the bridges during demolition. This operation will require alternating lane closures on I-95, from Park Avenue to Thurbers Avenue, Sunday-Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and Wednesday night from 8 p.m. to midnight. |
