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June 13, 2008

Say goodbye to the Pine Street overpass

Getting from the East Side to the West End just got a bit harder. Today the Pine Street overpass over Route 95 closes for good.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is closing the bridge, and will later demolish it, as part of the Iway project. In a statement by the RIDOT, the agency says it will begin building an extension to the northbound service road along Route 95 north, near the existing Route 195 interchange.

In the future, a new ramp will give drivers on Point Street access to Route 95 north.

In the meantime, motorists will need to follow detour signs directing them to the Broad Street overpass to get to the other side of Route 95.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 7:50 AM | Permalink

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