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August 7, 2007

Route 95 overnight work goes as planned again

PROVIDENCE – The second set of teal-colored steel beams of the Route 95-Route 195 interchange project are moving into place, over Route 95, as motorists traveling the highway can see for themselves.

Last night's closure of the highway to accommodate the work went as planned, with both northbound and southbound lanes of Route 95, between exits 18 and 20, shutting down just before 11 p.m. and re-opening before the state Department of Transportation's self-imposed 5:30 a.m. deadline.

The northbound and southbound lanes opened at 4:55 a.m., according to the DOT's Transportation Management Center.

We're into the second week of this second round of closures for the highway project.

Both directions of the highway are expected to close by 11 p.m. tonight – with individual lane closures starting at 8 p.m. -- for the third time this week. The lanes are expected to reopen by 5:30 a.m. tomorrow in time for morning commuters.

Then, just the northbound lanes are expected to close tomorrow night and the next. More work will take place after a weekend (Friday-Saturday night) break from the overnight closures.

Check out the road-closure schedule on the DOT’s site.

For a look back at the earlier closures this year, see projo.com’s special reports section.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 5:40 AM | Permalink

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