Rhode Island breaks ground on I-95 construction project

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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $144 million I-95 “Missing Move” and Quonset Ramps Construction Project.

The project will be divided into two main parts. It will make improvements at and near the Quonset Business Park, the state’s largest industrial park and will add two ramps that were never built when Route 4 was constructed in the 1960s. When it is completed, it will allow direct highway connections between I-95 North and Route 4 South, and Route 4 North and I-95 South.

The first part will build three ramps on Route 403 in North Kingstown to connect the Quonset Business Park’s west Davisville district and a new roundabout south of Route 403 at Compass Circle. This portion will be completed in summer 2026.

The second part will build a flyover bridge to link Route 4 North to I-95 South and includes the missing moves at the I-95/Route 4 interchange in Warwick. Construction will begin in early 2026, and the missing moves are expected to be completed in summer 2027.

In addition, safety improvements will be completed on I-95 South at the Route 2 interchange, and the entrance to the Route 2 South to I-95 South ramp will rebuilt.

The entire project is expected in be completed in spring 2028.