Fri December 18, 2020 - Northeast Edition
EcoRI News
Proposed new realignment of Route 146 with a new bridge. (RIDOT rendering)
It s safe to say that if you ve ever driven on Interstate 95 northbound in Providence, R.I., near the mall, you ve put your life in other people s steering-wheel-gripping hands. This area, known as the Providence Viaduct, had more than 1,000 vehicle crashes between 2009 and 2014 and can back up for several miles during rush hour. This corridor has easily become the most congested section of highway in the state, Anthony Pompei, a project manager of the
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), said during a Dec. 10 online presentation.