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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Next week at this project, on both directions of I-95, from Route 37 to Thurbers Avenue, overnight alternating lane closures are scheduled, Sunday-Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Operations will include placing temporary barrier at the Jefferson Boulevard Bridge, removing the existing median barrier, between Route 10 and the West Elmwood Bridge, and placing debris netting, shielding and supports prior to upcoming demolition at the Eddy Street Bridge. |
