Road work begins on Route 1A
By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current
This work will cost $27.1 million and is part of a five-year plan to repair the state’s worst roads. Funding comes from $500 million available through the federal government’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021.
Work started on the northern section of Boston Neck Road from Beach Street, just south of Wickford village, to the Route 138 ramps. Once that section is complete, crews will work on Boston Neck Road from Route 138 to Bridgetown Road.
State transportation officials expect to complete these two sections by late spring/early summer, just ahead of beach season traffic increases. Crews will then work a section of South County Trail (Route 2) from Route 138 to the Charlestown town line.
Crews will return to mill and pave the rest of Boston Neck Road, from Bridgetown Road to the Sprague Bridge, in the fall. RIDOT expects to complete all resurfacing by the end of this year and anticipates completing the project by spring 2024.
Additionally, RIDOT plans to install two new traffic signals with pedestrian crossing features at the Route 138 ramps and the intersection of Boston Neck Road and Hamilton Allenton Road in North Kingstown.
The Department will also make ADA-accessible sidewalks along the southern section of Boston Neck Road in Narragansett.
Drivers may encounter delays, daytime lane closures and shifts, and a rough driving surface. For detailed more information road closures, visit www.ridot.net/TravelAdvisories.
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