Project Update 06-26-2026

In-water construction continues at this project during daytime hours. Crews also are continuing work on establishing a construction platform in the river on the Providence shoreline to support foundation work.

We are installing 32 drilled shafts that will form the foundation of the new bridge. Each shaft will extend approximately 130 feet to bedrock, creating a support system for the bridge’s piers and abutments. Vibration and noise monitoring as well as erosion control are in place.

Within the next two weeks, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., we are scheduled to close up to two lanes on I-195 East over the Washington Bridge, Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday nights, June 28, and June 30-July 2, and on I-195 West over the Washington Bridge, Sunday-Thursday nights, June 29-July 2 for bridge preventative maintenance activities. We are also scheduled to close up to two lanes on I-195 East and West over the Washington Bridge, Sunday-Thursday nights, July 5-9, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for continued bridge preventative maintenance activities. Next week, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) testing will also require a right lane closure, Monday night, June 29 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Bridge preservation work for the Providence River (Iway) Bridge will include up to two lanes closed on I-195 West, from the Providence River Bridge to Exit 1B, with one lane at 9 p.m. and a second lane at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Monday morning, June 29. We will also have one lane closed on I-195 East, before and after the Providence River Bridge, Monday night, June 29 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and from Exit 36A on I-95 North and South over the Providence River Bridge, Tuesday night, June 30 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Bridge preservation work also will require up to two lanes closed on I-195 East, from Exit 36A on I-95 North and South over the Providence River Bridge, Wednesday and Thursday nights, July 1 and 2, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.