« Ronstadt, Allmans and more: Newport Folk begins | Today | Today's front page »

August 6, 2007

Route 95 open and ready for morning commuters

PROVIDENCE – A second week of nighttime closures for the work on the Route 95-Route 195 interchange project has begun without a hitch.

Both northbound and southbound lanes of Route 95 opened this morning ahead of schedule, after both directions of the highway were closed for the second time this month as the state Department of Transportation continues overnight work on the project.

The northbound lanes opened at 4:45 a.m., and the southbound lanes opened at 5 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

The work halted over the weekend, with no closures Friday and Saturday nights, and began again last night in this second round of closures for the highway project. The DOT's Transportation Management Center reported that Route 195 west to Route 95 south and Route 95 itself, between exits 18 and 20, were all closed by around 11 p.m. last night.

The highway is expected to close again by 11 p.m. tonight – with individual lane closures starting by 8 p.m. The lanes are expected to reopen by 5:30 a.m. tomorrow in time for morning commuters.

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 6:32 AM | Permalink

Comments

Post a comment

Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish.

Name:

Email Address:

URL:
Remember Me? YesNo

Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)