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August 2, 2007

Route 95 S lanes open for morning commute

PROVIDENCE – The southbound lanes of Route 95 and the Route 195 westbound lanes to Route 95 south reopened this morning without a hitch after the nighttime closure for the Route 95-Route 195 interchange work.

The southbound lanes were open by 4:45 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

Last night was the third closure in a row for the southbound lanes 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 south itself, between exits 18 and 20, was closed by 11 p.m. last night.

Tonight's work is expected to shutter both northbound and southbound lanes of Route 95 between exits 18 and 20 by 11 p.m. – with individual lane closures starting by 8 p.m. The lanes are expected to reopen by 5:30 a.m. tomorrow.

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 6:35 AM | Permalink

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