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August 8, 2007

Route 95 open in Providence, but closed in Richmond

The stretch of Route 95 in Providence that was closed for the Route 95-Route 195 interchange project overnight has opened again on schedule for the morning commute.

However, an accident further south on Route 95 has closed a portion of the highway to morning commuters, according to the state Department of Transportation. Only emergency vehicles were getting through on Route 95 north at exit 3A (the Route 138 east exit to Kingston and Newport), the DOT's Transportation Management Center reported around 5:20 this morning.

Last night's closure of the highway between exits 18 and 20 in Providence 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 lanes opened at 4:30 a.m., and the southbound lanes opened at 4:50 a.m., according to the Transportation Management Center.

This is the second week of this second round of closures for the highway project.

Tonight and tomorrow, just the northbound lanes are expected to close by 11 p.m. – with individual lane closures starting at 8 p.m. The lanes are expected to reopen by 5:30 a.m. tomorrow in time for morning commuters.

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 6:26 AM | Permalink

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