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August 17, 2007

Why the new highway crisscrosses

All lanes of Route 95 south between exits 18 to 20 and the Route 195 connector ramp to Route 95 south reopened this morning between 4:15 to 4:30.

The work soars overhead Route 95 just east of Rhode Island hospital. The giant turquoise steel structure of the new highway can now be traced connecting Route 195 to Route 95.

And because the infamous high-speed merges are being eliminated, the lanes have to cross overhead.

So, for the work going on now, the connection between Route 95 south and Route 195 east has to cross over 95 and crossover the connector to the new 195 bridge to get to the southern most eastbound lanes.

Think about it. That's the safe way. But it would have been much easier to connect to the high-speed lanes.

-- Peter Phipps, projo.com

Posted by Peter Phipps  at 6:41 AM | Permalink

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