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Travel Advisory Reminder: One Week Until Overnight Closure of I-195 for Potter Street Bridge Demolition in East Providence on November 6-7

East ProvidenceProvidence Published Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

One week from today, starting on Friday night, November 6 at 10 p.m., the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close I-195 in both directions near the Taunton Avenue exit in East Providence. The closure is necessary for the safe demolition of the Potter Street Bridge as

East Providence, Rhode Island — World War I Memorial and Taunton Plaza, at the triangle created by Route 44 (Taunton Avenue), Whelden Avenue, and Broadway, East Providence
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