Residents of Fox Point will be thrilled to hear that “overnight deck hammering” is once again in their future . . . for three nights anyway. The on-ramp to I-195 West at Gano Street will remain open. The RIDOT has issued this advisory concerning the resumption of bridge demolition activities:
Starting Tuesday, October 15 at 9pm, RIDOT will close a section of Gano Street at the I-195 overpass. Necessary overnight deck hammering is expected to last three nights then shift to daytime work. Nightly closures of Gano Street will still be necessary, Sunday through Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. for other demolition activities. Later in October, RIDOT may potentially need to schedule a full weekend closure of Gano Street for beam removal. Once this schedule is confirmed, RIDOT will provide additional information.
Whenever Gano Street is closed, drivers will follow a signed detour using India and Wickenden Streets, and South Main and South Water Streets. The on-ramp to I-195 West at Gano Street will remain open. Go to RIDOT for further updates.
More about the on-off demolition and the lawsuit at the ProJo. What a mess.
Demolition of the condemned westbound Washington Bridge has been halted so that pieces of the failed structure can be preserved as evidence in Rhode Island’s lawsuit against companies that worked on it.
While we are on transportation issues: The Providence/Newport ferry is done for the season.