Lane Split Coming To North Kingstown Route 4 Bridge Friday

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A lane split at the Stony Lane Bridge on Route 4 in North Kingstown is scheduled to begin on the structurally deficient bridge starting on Friday.

The split in both directions is expected to be in place for two months as part of bridge restoration work.

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said the split will be located between Exit 3 (Route 102/Wickford) and Exit 5 (Route 2/South County Trail) where Route 4 passes over Stony Lane. Lanes will be maintained with motorists asked to reduce speed and not change lanes.

The lanes will shift to the right for about two months before shifting to the left for another two months in mid to late October.

The project includes doing steel and concrete repairs, replacing bridge joints and eventually repaving the bridge.

The 32-year-old bridge carries about 61,000 vehicles per day with the work part of a $4.2 million project to repair bridges in North Kingstown and East Greenwich.

More information on the project can be found here.