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« Kin of Sept. 11 victim from R.I. settle suit against airline | Today | Veterans Day events: Statewide memorial tops list » November 9, 2007Reporter's Iway drive down to 11 minutesIn her latest measure of the week's Iway-affected traffic, it took our reporter just 11 minutes this evening to complete a 5.8-mile trip from Route 95 south onto Route 195 east, ending on the East Providence side of the Washington Bridge -- down from 58 minutes Tuesday evening, and 45 minutes Wednesday evening. Take tonight's commute times with a grain of salt. It's Friday after all, and a long weekend at that -- people may have cleared out earlier. The decreased drive time may be a good sign for state Department of Transportation officials, who have sought to alleviate the traffic jams that characterized commutes earlier this week, after last Sunday's opening of part of the Route 195 relocation project. Our reporter, whose trip began at the School Street exit in Pawtucket, found the stop-and-go traffic resumed around the Wickenden Street exit of Route 195 this evening. In its continued effort to alleviate the traffic, the DOT today opened a new ramp near India Point Park in Providence a little after 3 p.m. DOT crews closed the Wickenden Street ramp onto Route 195 east, where lanes have been restricted, causing traffic to bottleneck. The new ramp diverts traffic past the restricted area, putting traffic onto the interstate closer to the Washington Bridge, where additional lanes are available. The DOT had also said it would close the South Main Street entrance. But that hadn't happened at about 3:30 today. After 7 p.m., when traffic eases, the DOT will reopen the Wickenden Street ramp and close the new India Point ramp. The DOT's director today visited projo.com for an online chat -- here's a transcript. Check out a map of the new route. -- With reports from Journal staff writer Alisha A. Pina and projo.com staff Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsMike Sheridan | November 10, 2007 4:22 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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"Our reporter, whose trip began at the School Street exit in Pawtucket"
I know it's a minor point, but no need to confuse people further....there is no School Street exit from 95 South in Pawtucket. She may have gotten on from School St., but there is NO School St exit!
Overall, though, an excellent story.