Department of Transportation to close access to the Route 6/10 Connector this weekend

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will close Route 6 east at Route 10 north in Providence this weekend.

Starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, access to the Route 6/10 Connector inbound to the city will be closed. The changes will last until 6 a.m. on Monday.

The closure will allow the department to level and pave a section of where the routes merge.

RIDOT Director Peter Alviti holds a press conference on a major traffic change coming this weekend, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (WLNE)

Drivers should expect delays. Detours will be posted, but people are advised to change their regular routes heading to Providence.

The department suggested the following alternative routes:

The changes this weekend will also affect Route 10 north at the Route 6/10 interchange, reducing it to one lane.

The off-ramp from Route 10 south to Union Avenue will also be temporarily closed and will follow a detour using the Cranston Street exit.

This weekend's traffic disruptions are a part of the largest design-build project in the department's history. The $410 million Route 6/10 Interchange project is critical to link travel between Interstate 295, 95, and 195.