Travel Advisory: Overnight Closure Of Greenville Ave. In Johnston

JOHNSTON, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has announced that it will temporarily close Greenville Avenue at the I-295 overpass in Johnston during overnight hours Wednesday, May 5.

The closure will take place from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and is required to remove a temporary bridge that was built to carry traffic during bridge construction.

Westbound traffic will use the I-295 North on-ramp, get off at Exit 12A, and use I-295 South to Exit 10 to get back to Greenville Avenue. Eastbound traffic will use I-295 South, get off at Exit 9C, and use I-295 North to Exit 10 to Greenville Avenue.

The Greenville Avenue Bridge is 50 years old and carries 78,000 vehicles every day, according to RIDOT. The $16.5 million project to restore the bridge is scheduled to be completed in fall 2022.

The replacement of the Greenville Avenue Bridge is made possible by RhodeWorks, RIDOT's commitment to modernizing and repairing Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure and promoting economic development.

Updates on changes to the construction project schedule and scope can be found at www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks. Information on temporary lane closures and travel advisories related to the project will be available at www.ridot.net/traveladvisories.