Construction on the new Washington Bridge has been ongoing since June with design, soil sampling, geographic surveying, permit applications and the ordering of materials. Next week we will have up to two lanes closed on I-195 West, from Broadway to Potter Street, to take soil samples for design work, Sunday through Thursday nights, October 26-30, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Soil sampling activities are also scheduled with alternating one-way traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Gano Street, from Trenton Street to India Street, in Providence on Wednesday, October 29, and on Potter Street, from School Street to Freeborn Street, in East Providence, on Thursday, October 30.
The following week, from Monday night, November 3, through Thursday night, November 7, we’re scheduled to close up to two lanes on I-195 West, from Exit 1C to the I-95 split, for bridge preservation work on the Providence River (Iway) Bridge. Each night’s operation will be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The approved in-water demolition work continues, Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. No work is currently planned after 6 p.m. to avoid any disruptive noise during evening hours. In accordance with CRMC guidelines, debris will be removed from the river as work progresses, placed onto barges and towed to land for transfer into trucks for offsite disposal. Temporary protective sheeting and turbidity curtains are in place.
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