Travel Advisory: Temporary Ramp, Road and Lane Closures Scheduled in November for the Route 10/Elmwood Avenue Area

Friday, November 7: At 9 p.m., the off-ramp from Route 10 North to Elmwood Avenue will be closed. During the closure, traffic should use Park Avenue to access Elmwood Avenue. Any vehicles on Route 10 North that need to detour can take the off-ramp to I-95 South (Exit 1C). At the end of the ramp, drivers will take the next off-ramp (Exit 33A) to Route 10 South and use the off-ramp to Elwood Avenue (Exit 1A).

Friday, November 14: Beginning at 9 p.m., all lanes on Route 10 will be shifted onto a portion of the newly rebuilt structure, called the Elmwood South Bridge.

Saturday, November 15: From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Elmwood Avenue southbound will be closed. Elmwood Avenue northbound will remain open but only to one lane of traffic. Southbound traffic can detour using the on-ramp to Route 10 North and then take the off-ramp to I-95 South (Exit 1C). At the end of the ramp, drivers will take the next off-ramp (Exit 33A) to Route 10 South and use the off-ramp to Elwood Avenue (Exit 1A).

Daytime lane closures will continue for Elmwood Avenue into the winter for additional demolition activities and prep work for the second phase of bridge construction. RIDOT expects to fully open the new Elmwood Avenue Bridge in summer 2027.

The I-95 15 Bridges project will remove 15 bridges from the state's backlog of poor and fair to poor condition bridges along I-95 and Route 10 between Providence and Warwick. Nine of the 15 bridges are structurally deficient. Three are rated among the top five most traveled structurally deficient bridges in Rhode Island. At the Huntington Viaduct, RIDOT will redesign the entire interchange of Route 10 with I-95. More details are available at www.ridot.net/The-I-95-15.

All construction projects are subject to changes in schedule and scope depending on needs, circumstances, findings, and weather.

The I-95 15 Bridges project is made possible by RhodeWorks. RIDOT is committed to bringing Rhode Island's infrastructure into a state of good repair while respecting the environment and striving to improve it. Learn more at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks.