DOT: Wednesday Night HIghlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 12, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

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Good afternoon

 

We’d like to share some project highlights happening this Wednesday night, December 17. Weather permitting, we’ll open the first of two remaining travel lanes at the Route 146/Sayles Hill Road Flyover bridge in North Smithfield. We’ll open the second on Thursday night. Plus, we’ll shift travel lanes to the right on Route 37 West to demolish and rebuild the Oaklawn Avenue Bridge in Cranston.

 

 

 

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Diamond Hill Road and Douglas Pike Bridges over I-295, Cumberland/Smithfield 

 

 

Expect left lane closures on Route 114 (Diamond Hill Road) North and South over I-295 at the Diamond Hill Road Bridge to remove curbing and traffic islands, Sunday and Monday nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Utility relocation will also continue at the Douglas Pike Bridge along Route 7 South, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., as will the construction of prefabricated bridge units for the Diamond Hill Road Bridge occurring offsite with no scheduled lane closures.

 

 

 

 

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Bridge Group 18C_R – Frenchtown, East Greenwich/ North Kingstown 

 

 

Next week, although no traffic impacts are expected as part of this project, we are scheduled to continue to demolish the existing concrete elements at the Devil’s Foot Road Bridge, and to install formwork for the bridge deck at the Frenchtown Road Bridge, and foundations for the South County Trail Bridge.

 

 

 

 

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I-95 15 Bridges, Providence/Cranston/Warwick

 

 

Construction continues on both directions of I-95. Expect alternating lane closures from Jefferson Boulevard to Thurbers Avenue, Sunday-Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Scheduled operations will include continued demolition of the Pawtuxet River Bridge, barrier placement for the median work zone at the West Elmwood Bridge, and overhead sign removal at the Eddy Street and Broad Street bridges.

 

 

 

 

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Route 37 Improvements, Cranston/Warwick

 

Bridge Group 51C: I-295 to Pontiac Avenue and from Amtrak to Post Road

 

 

On Wednesday night, December 17, we’re scheduled to shift travel lanes to the right on Route 37 West between the Route 2 (Exit 1 D-C) and I-295 (Exit 1 B-A) interchanges in Cranston. This will allow us to create a work zone to continue phased demolition and reconstruction of the Oaklawn Avenue Bridge carrying Route 37 over Oaklawn Avenue. Motorists can expect alternating lane closures on Route 37 West, from Exit 1D-C to Exit 1 B-A from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and the closure of the ramp from Route 37 West to I-295 North for a portion of the night. We’ll also have a left lane closure on Route 37 East, from Exit 1 B-A to Exit 1D-C, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Please follow signed detours during all closures.

 

 

 

 

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Route 146 Reconstruction Project, Lincoln/North Smithfield

 

 

Next week, we are scheduled to open all lanes of travel on Route 146 at the Sayles Hill Road Flyover bridge. All northbound traffic will be using the new bridge effective Wednesday night, December 17, and all southbound traffic on Thursday night, December 18. With the movement of all traffic to the flyover bridge, drivers can use the service roads on each side of the highway to access Sayles Hill Road and local businesses. New signals with pedestrian crossing features are in place at the service roads and Sayles Hill Road.

Overnight road and bridge construction involves the closures of the west side of Sayles Hill Road, from Route 146 to Iron Mine Hill Road, and alternating lanes on the East side of Sayles Hill Road, from Route 99 to Route 146, with westbound traffic from Route 99 diverted, Sunday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. During the same time, no left turns will be allowed at the intersection of Route 146 and Sayles Hill Road, and travel under the bridge will be restricted.

 

Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., road construction will require the closure of the west side of Sayles Hill Road, from Route 146 to Iron Mine Hill Road, and alternating lanes on the east side of Sayles Hill Road, from Route 99 to Route 146, with westbound traffic from Route 99 diverted. Please follow signed detours during all closures, and please feel free to check out our Weekly Traffic Forecast for other listings pertaining to our work along Route 146.

 

 

 

 

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School Street, Lincoln

 

 

This past week at the School Street project, crews have focused on removing the temporary water bypass and getting the site ready for winter shutdown, which begins on Monday, December 15. Effective Monday, the existing detour, from Old River Road (Route 126) to Main Street in Albion, will be removed and School Street reopened until construction resumes in the spring.

 

 

 

 

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Warwick Corridor Project

 

 

Although no lane closures are scheduled next week at this project, we will continue to build support walls at both bridges that carry Route 113 (Main Avenue) over I-95 and I-295, respectively. We will place concrete at the I-95 bridge, and remove forms where concrete has already been placed, at the I-295 bridge. We also expect to install guardrail between both bridges.

 

 

 

 

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Construction-related activities on the new Washington Bridge have been ongoing since June with design, soil sampling, geographic surveying, permit applications, and the ordering of materials. In the next two weeks, crews using boring equipment will be operating on the East Providence shore and on the water. No lane closures are required for this work.

 

Weather permitting, bridge preservation work is scheduled Sunday-Thursday nights, December 14-18, and Monday and Tuesday nights, December 22 and 23, with up to two lanes closed on I-195 West at the Washington Bridge. One lane will close at 9 p.m., and a second at 10 p.m., with all lanes reopening by 5 a.m. the following morning. We also expect a left lane closure for drainage work on I-195 East, from Exit 1A to Exit 2A, and if time permits, I-195 West, from Exit 2 to Exit 1C, Sunday-Thursday nights, December 14-18, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

 

On Tuesday nights, December 16 and 23, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., maintenance crews are scheduled to sweep I-195 in both directions within a moving operation from I-95 to the Massachusetts line. Overhead sign maintenance will involve a left lane closure on I-195 East near Exit 1A (India Street), followed by ramp narrowing on the Gano Street on-ramp to I-195 West, Wednesday night, December 17, from 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. 

 

Weigh-in-motion system maintenance will also require the closure of up to two lanes on I-195 East from the Providence River Bridge to the Washington Bridge, and on I-195 West, from the Washington Bridge to Exit 1C (South Main Street), Sunday-Tuesday nights, December 21-23, from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

 

The approved in-water demolition has been completed to the required elevations. Next week, demolition crews will be demobilizing equipment from the project site and doing post-completion inspections. Turbidity curtains will remain in place during this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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