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DOT Paving Rte. 95 South Between Cranston, Warwick Tonight

The DOT will be paving two lanes on i-95 South through Cranston and Warwick Friday night.
The DOT will be paving two lanes on i-95 South through Cranston and Warwick Friday night.

Warwick, RI – If your Friday night plans will call for travel south of Cranston and Warwick, you’ll want to avoid using I-95 South tonight.

RIDOT will be paving the highway from the Milford Street overpass in Cranston to the Service Avenue overpass in Warwick. The two left lanes will close from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

A release from the DOT says delays are anticipated and advises motorists to seek alternate routes.

Tomorrow, the DOT will also close two lanes in Apponaug  for utility work on Route 1 (Post Road) North, from West Shore Road to Veterans Memorial Drive, Saturday from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  

They’ll also have one lane of alternating traffic for construction on West Shore Road, from Long Street to Post Road from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Delays are expected during both operations, according to the DOT.

Two lanes remain closed for overhead wire relocation onPost Road at West Shore Road, SundayThursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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