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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Bridge construction is in full swing along the I-95 corridor, as we'll continue to have alternating lane closures between Park Avenue in Cranston and Thurbers Avenue in Providence, Sunday through Thursday nights, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Next week we're planning to install steel beams on the new Eddy Street bridge over I-95 in Providence, as well as continue our work to reconfigure the Route 10 interchange over I-95 in Cranston. On Friday, July 17, we're scheduled to shift lanes to the west on Elmwood Avenue and the on-ramp to Route 10 North, with one lane being reduced at the Route 10 South on-ramp from Elmwood Avenue, followed by a second change that will move the existing on-ramp turn about 20 feet north of its existing location and be in place for about nine months. |
