PROVIDENCE — As motorists in the city are well aware, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has undertaken a number of road projects locally.
The following is an update of construction for the week of November 15-21.
— The East Shore Expressway Bridge over Warren Avenue (Exit 7 off of I-195 East) is posted for use by vehicles under 17 tons. Signed detour for heavier vehicles. Also new traffic pattern has been established on Rte. 114 (East Shore Expressway), from I-195 to Rte. 114A (Mink St.). One lane will be closed in each direction through early December for bridge repairs.
— Drivers on the Henderson Bridge East and West at Massasoit Ave. and West Broadway, will experience brief lane closures on the off-ramps in a moving operation for striping, Monday and Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day.
— Rte. 6 (Warren Ave.) East and West, from First St. to Burgess Ave., right lane closed for a bridge inspection, Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
— I-195 East at the Massachusetts state line, road striping and reflector installations on I-195 in Seekonk by MassDOT may result in delays, Sunday-Thursday nights, Nov. 15-20, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Additionally, due to periodic closures of Exit 1 in Massachusetts, increased traffic on I-195 West Exit 6 is possible.