LINCOLN/NORTH SMITHFIELD – As part of the ongoing Route 146 project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation is scheduled to close one lane on I-295 North at Route 146 in Lincoln for an extended time period from Wednesday night, August 14 at 7 p.m. through Thursday, August 15 at 1 p.m.
The extended closure will reportedly allow RIDOT to continue to build the Louisquisset Pike Bridge, carrying I-295 North over Route 146 North and South. While the lane is closed, the department will pour the bridge’s concrete bridge deck on the adjacent lane, keeping it away from live traffic while the concrete goes through its initial curing process, according to RIDOT. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.
The work is the latest in RIDOT’s ongoing, $196 million Route 146 Project, with improvements along the corridor that include replacing multiple bridges, repaving eight miles of roadway, and correcting numerous safety and congestion problems. More than 171,000 vehicles travel Route 146 between Providence and Worcester each day.
The new traffic pattern is scheduled to remain in place through fall of 2024.
RIDOT notes that all construction projects are subject to changes in schedule and scope depending on needs, circumstances, findings and weather.
