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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As construction pushes forward on the relocation of I-195, motorists can expect to see new access ramps opening up from the roadway's western approach sometime this summer, with more to come later this year.

The state Department of Transportation's ambitious $610 million Iway project, an undertaking that began decades ago, brought the promise of easier traffic transitions along I-95 and I-195.

Iway construction for 2009 began with roadway closures in late January so crews could remove steel beams from two highway overpasses.

This summer a new ramp from I-195 West to I-95 South is expected to open, though officials are still not ready to confirm a date, according to DOT spokeswoman Dana Nolfe. Also coming in this phase is a new access ramp from I-195 West to Eddy Street, near the hospital campus in Providence.

Scheduled for the end of the year, the DOT hopes to open a new ramp from the I-195 western approach that will connect to I-95 North, Nolfe said. All exits will be on the right-hand side.

Eventually, all access to the old portions of the old I-195 will be eliminated and the project is expected to wrap up by 2012.

 Tags  Iway Providence Rhode Island Department of Transportation RI

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