Projo 7 to 7 News Blog

Drivers on Route 195 west are inching their way into Providence from the Massachusetts state line at this hour, making room for each other to find their way through the new highway traffic.

At 8:10 a.m., according to my watch, I pulled on Route 195 west at Exit 1 in Seekonk, at what people in the area would know as "the Showcase exit." This is the exit you'd get on if you were leaving the Showcase Cinema on a Friday night and heading to Providence.

RIDOT has done a fairly good job of signaling the new traffic pattern, with signs both overhead and along both sides of the roadway. A flatbed tow-truck and a State Police trooper sat in their vehicles along the stretch, waiting for problems.

As I drove east at 15 mph from Seekonk, I watched drivers give way to others switching lanes. Amazingly enough, people actually used their blinkers to signal lane changes.
The drive to The Journal's office in downtown Providence took 35 minutes, about 15 minutes longer than an off-hour drive in mid-afternoon or early evening.

Follow our continuing report on the new Iway section, and give your own traffic reports at projo.com.

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