I-195 Traffic Lanes Shift This Weekend for Pawtucket Avenue Bridge Construction

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — Per the state Department of Transportation, the bridge is closed from Friday night at 7 until 6 a.m. Monday, April 10. Here are the specifics from RIDOT.

• Bridge closed from 7 p.m. Friday, April 7 through 6 a.m. Monday, April 10
• Traffic on Pawtucket Avenue will be directed to follow a signed detour using Grosvenor Avenue, Broadway and Warren Avenue
• The I-195 West on-ramp, located just north of the bridge, will be closed
• Pedestrian access may be limited, but flaggers will be present to aid anyone needing to walk across the bridge

On 195, the lanes are going to be changed, as follows:

• I-195 reduced from three travel lanes to two in each direction from 7 p.m. Friday, April 7 through 6 a.m. Monday, April 10
• Auxiliary lanes in both directions for on- and off-ramp traffic will be closed
• All traffic will shift onto I-195 eastbound travel lanes to allow for safe demolition of the bridge over westbound lane

And the ramps will also be impacted.

• The East Shore Expressway on-ramp will be reduced from two lanes to one
• With auxiliary lanes closed on the highway, traffic entering I-195 West from the East Shore Expressway will have to stop and yield before entering the highway
• The exit for East Shore Expressway from I-195 East (Exit 7), located immediately after the work zone, will remain open for vehicles in the right travel lane