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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This week, we will begin making numerous minor traffic changes as part of this project. We plan to shift and narrow lanes on sections of I-95 and Route 10. Click here to learn more about what we’re doing and when. Next week, we will continue to remove the I-95 median at the Route 10 interchange, and place barrier in both directions at the north end of the project for construction at the Eddy and Broad Street bridges. This will necessitate alternating lane closures on I-95, from Park Avenue to Thurbers Avenue, Sunday-Friday (July 18) nights, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
