Lane Shift Coming To Lafayette Road Bridge In North Kingstown

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A lane shift on Route 4 in both directions goes into effect on Monday as part of the Lafayette Railroad Bridge project in North Kingstown.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said the traffic pattern change will be just south of Exit 3 - which is Route 102/Wickford. All lanes will switch left, which will replace the current lane split.

Oversized trucks will no longer have to detour off the road.

The lane shift will remain in effect into the fall with the project expected to be completed by the end of the year.

The work is part of a $10.1 million state bridge project that includes work on the Lafayette Railroad Bridge and three bridges in Warwick that carry traffic over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.

For more information on the project, go here.