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 to 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, survey work is the focus of our operations at this project. Expect the closure of the two left lanes on I-95 North, from Exit 33 to Route 1, Sunday-Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., short-term single lane closures on Route 10 and alternating lane closures on Route 1, Eddy Street, Broad Street, Jefferson Avenue and Park Avenue, in the areas approaching and intersecting I-95, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Off-road short-term survey work will also be taking place at various locations along I-95 and Route 10, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
