Projo 7 to 7 News Blog

If your commute takes you over the Washington Bridge, the Department of Transportation has good news and bad news.

The bad news first: The slow lane on the eastbound side of the bridge, which carries Route 195 over the Seekonk River, will be closed this weekend to pour and cure concrete, making a new lane.

The lane –– a shoulder, breakdown lane and exit lane –– will reopen for travel Monday at 6 a.m.

Now for the good news, this is the last time a lane will be closed for this part of the project. You may remember, there were similar closures in May and last August.

The lane closure will begin Saturday at 5 a.m. between Exit 3, Gano Street, and Exit 4, Taunton.

And the DOT has issued a special request that trucks drive only in the middle lane, to reduce vibration. That’s the reason for the lane closure; to reduce vibration so that the concrete cures and bonds to the existing concrete deck.

Find out more about the Washington Bridge replacement on the DOT's Web site.

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