RIDOT announces Newman Avenue Bridge work closures

Motorists in East Providence, Seekonk to be affected

Posted 12/11/17

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has modified its schedule for closures this week of a portion of Route 152 (Newman Avenue) as part of the Newman Avenue Bridge …

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RIDOT announces Newman Avenue Bridge work closures

Motorists in East Providence, Seekonk to be affected

Posted

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has modified its schedule for closures this week of a portion of Route 152 (Newman Avenue) as part of the Newman Avenue Bridge Replacement Project in East Providence.

The closure affects through traffic on Newman Avenue between Pawtucket Avenue in East Providence and Arcade Avenue just past the state line in Seekonk, Mass.

Each day this week, the roadway at the bridge will close at 6 a.m. and reopen at 4 p.m. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the bridge will remain closed through the overnight hours. The schedule change is needed due to recent weather conditions affecting the Department's schedule for paving, guardrail and striping work this week.

During the closures, motorists are advised to follow the recommended detour using the turn-by-turn directions described below. Local access will be maintained. Get detour maps at www.ridot.net/detourmaps.

Eastbound:

Follow Route 1A/Pawtucket Avenue south

Stay left for Route 114A/Pleasant Street

Pleasant Street becomes Fall River Avenue

Turn left onto Route 44/Taunton Avenue

Turn left onto Arcade Avenue

Return to Newman Avenue

Westbound:

Follow Arcade Avenue south

Turn right onto Route 44/Taunton Avenue

Turn right onto Route 11A/Fall River Avenue

Fall River Avenue becomes Pleasant Street

Stay right for Route 1A/Pawtucket Avenue

Return to Newman Avenue

Following the daytime closures, when Newman Avenue reopens to traffic, the current alternating one-way traffic pattern will once again be in effect.

The structurally-deficient Newman Avenue Bridge, built in 1934, carries approximately 9,000 vehicles per day on Newman Avenue over the Ten Mile River. The $4.7 project involves replacing the entire bridge.

The replacement of the Newman Avenue Bridge was made possible by RhodeWorks, RIDOT's ongoing commitment to repair structurally deficient bridges and bring Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure into a state of good repair, promote economic development, and create jobs. Learn more at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks.

All dates are weather-dependent and subject to change. To sign up for weekly updates on this or other RIDOT projects around the state, contact help@ridot.net. Visit www.ridot.net or follow RIDOTnews on Facebook or Twitter for timely information on construction projects and traffic conditions.

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