Route 6 Closing June 20, 21 For Overnight Road Work

PROVIDENCE, RI — Route 6 will be closing for overnight demolition work on June 20 and 21. From midnight to 5 a.m., the road will be closed near the Hartford Avenue exit while crews work to demolish the Woonasquatucket River Bridge.

The eastbound lane will close on June 20 and the westbound lanes will close the following night. Overnight hours were chosen for the closure to minimize backups in the high-traffic area.

On June 20, eastbound lanes of the highway will close at the Killingly Street exit. Traffic will be detoured around the work zone along Hartford Avenue before returning to the highway.

The following night, westbound traffic will be rerouted at the Hartford Avenue exit, returning to the highway at the Killingly Street interchange.

The Woonasquatucket River Bridge is just one point away from being considered structurally deficient. The $10.8 million project will completely replace the superstructure of the bridge, which carries approximately 60,000 vehicles per day.