RIDOT Begins Airport Improvement Work, Adds Traffic Advisories

Warwick, RI – The RIDOT has announced a number of ongoing and new traffic advisories throughout the city as the department works on Rte. 95, the continuing Apponaug Circulator Project, and, now, improvements to TF Green Airport.

Airport Improvement Program

• Construction work on Airport Road will continue throughout July as an additional turn lane and traffic signal are added to the Airport Road – Airport Access Road intersection.  There may be lane shifts at times.  Motorists are advised to allow extra time or seek alternate routes.  Work will take place weekdays between 7:00am and 3:30pm.
• Construction work will take place in the Lakeshore Drive area beginning on July 1 to install a new culvert.  Work is expected to last 90 days.  Work will limit travel to 1 lane for most of this period.  Signage for traffic control will be in place prior to the project commencing.These projects are being done in conjunction with the Airport Improvement Program.  If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact the construction hotline at 691-2707 or[email protected].

Apponaug

• Rte. 1 (Post Rd.), from West Shore Rd. to Veterans Memorial Dr., two lanes closed for construction, Wednesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Rte. 1 (Veterans Memorial Dr.) South, from Rte. 1 at Post Rd. Ext. to Rte. 5 (Greenwich Ave.), one lane closed for construction, Wednesday and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Overnight

Warwick: Rte. 5 (Greenwich Ave.), from Veterans Memorial Dr. to Rte. 117 (Centerville Rd.), two lanes closed for construction, Tuesday-Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Cranston/Warwick: I-95 South, from the Milford St. overpass in Cranston to the Service Ave. overpass in Warwick, lane closures possible for construction, Wednesday and Thursday nights from9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.

Cranston/Warwick: I-95 North, from Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick to the Laurens St. overpass in Cranston, lane closures possible for construction, Wednesday and Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following day.