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        <div data-setdir="true"><span><span><table class="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195full ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195text ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195table-1 ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195middle" id="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="width: 590px; clear: both; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" id="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195" style="padding: 0px 30px 20px;"><div class="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195module ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195text" data-setdir="true"><span class="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195module-1 ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195text-container"><h1 align="left" style="text-align: center; width: 530px; line-height: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px;"><br></h1></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195full ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195text ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195table-2 ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195last" id="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="width: 590px; clear: both; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; min-width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" id="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195" style="padding: 0px 30px;"><div class="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195module ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195text" dir="ltr"><span class="ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195module-2 ydp5b626c9eyiv1643650195text-container"><div style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: x-large;">Hello,</span><br></div><div style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: x-large;">This is a compendium of transport-related news starting in the next week (Sat.10 Nov. to Fri. 16 Nov.) and lasting from 12 hours to several years.</span><br></div><div style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><ol style="list-style-position: inside;list-style-position: inside;list-style-position: inside"><li><font color="#555555" size="5" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">RIPTA’s plans for next Monday the 12th, when Armistice Day is observed (buses on a weekday schedule, but offices closed)</font></li><li><font color="#555555" size="5" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">RIDOT’s major closures and diversions on the 6/10 Connector, beginning tonight (Saturday the 10th)</font></li><li><font color="#555555" size="5" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">RIDOT’s weekly bulletin, including news about work on the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge and the Interstate 195 bridges</font></li><li><font color="#555555" size="5" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">RIDOT’s plans, beginning next Friday 16 November, for reconstruction on Interstate 295</font></li></ol><div><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: medium;">(RIDOT = the RI Dept of Transportation; RIPTA = the RI Public Transit Authority)</span><br></div><div><font color="#555555" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font color="#555555" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5">Have a good weekend,</font></div><div><font color="#555555" face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5"><br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5" color="#5b8828"><i><b>Dave</b></i></font></div><div><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5" color="#5b8828"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div><div><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5" color="#5b8828"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div><div><font face="garamond, new york, times, serif" size="5" color="#5b8828"><i><b><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:e337b0c6-c202-1d5b-5068-f43311465ea7@yahoo.com" class="ydp1017add6yahoo-inline-image" style="max-width: 800px;" data-id="<e337b0c6-c202-1d5b-5068-f43311465ea7@yahoo.com>"><br><span></span><br></b></i></font></div></div><div style="vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;"><span><h1 align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; width: 530px; line-height: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px;">RIPTA Will Run Regular Service But Offices Will Be Closed Monday, November 12th In Observance of Veterans Day</h1><h2 align="left" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;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<br><br></div><div>The traffic changes are all temporary, but some will be in place for several months. RIDOT has worked with the design-build contractor to sequence each step of construction to minimize the impact to traffic locally, on the highway interchange, and in the surrounding neighborhoods.<br><br></div><div>The first traffic pattern changes include lane shifts to move traffic away from the center of the interchange, freeing up a large work zone for construction of new highway and bridge segments. Detour maps and other helpful information can be found on RIDOT's website at<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zI3MMRleKA6zu425wzr99vE3jgBvWmA56WBvsgVhPGlXz2Pozl9bqEgJvRHQmipShUNrAVZKeFOQClxKB09M7A1RTpLXhOXYXTISLUJbMjN2nrAUlQ4lr-BSaWTx_BwiAhgadjlUQCsz8aaCt8m5IogICr4RI97F5eFDx1ZrRtE=&c=3xCu6ruyFgCh8U-I4d5LInB3de-METj5jXOL0JJwOq_fTO7rzBfZbg==&ch=fNgFW_fRN9UxOAv-HJZMwVo1lktca-bdwky79YjIiX-Nd3y8ES02IQ==" shape="rect" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;"> www.ridot.net/610</span></a><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">.</span></div></span></div></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">The restrictions scheduled for this fall are as follows:<b><br><br>Saturday, November 10: </b></span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">The Broadway off-ramp, accessible to traffic traveling on Route 6 East to the 6/10 Connector Inbound toward Providence, will be closed for approximately 24 months. A detour using the Hartford Avenue exit will take traffic through Olneyville Square.<b><br><br>Saturday, November 10: </b></span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">When traffic volumes are lightest during the evening and overnight hours, RIDOT will open a temporary section of Route 10 North that has been built next to the current highway alignment. All traffic will shift to the right onto this new roadway, and will use it to access a new, temporary exit to Westminster Street. No lanes will be closed. This will be in place for about 24 months.<b><br><br>Sunday, November 11: </b></span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">RIDOT will introduce a minor lane shift to the right for traffic on the ramp from the 6/10 Connector outbound to Route 6 West. No lanes will be closed. This will be in place for about 12 months.<b><br><br>Weekend of November 11-12: </b></span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">Traffic patterns on Westminster Street and Broadway where they pass over the Route 6/10 highway will be altered slightly so work can begin on new bridge piers. One of the two lanes on Westminster Street eastbound will be closed. All other lanes on both bridges will remain open but may be shifted and narrowed. Segments of sidewalk and bike lanes may be blocked, and signs will be posted to ask cyclists to dismount and direct pedestrians to sidewalks on the opposite side of the road. This traffic pattern on Westminster Street will be in place for approximately three months and the traffic pattern on Broadway will be in place for about nine months. Additional traffic pattern changes will be scheduled for both roads in 2019.<b><br><br>Late November: </b></span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">RIDOT will shift Route 6 East traffic to the left, just after the Hartford Avenue exit. This will put both eastbound and westbound Route 6 traffic on the westbound portion of the highway for bridge replacement over Hartford Avenue and Plainfield Street. The shoulders will be restricted in this area, and lanes will be narrowed for about 12 months. No lanes will be closed.<br><br>The 6/10 Interchange and nearby city streets of Westminster Street, Broadway and the road network in and around Olneyville Square are subject to daily traffic congestion and delays. Based on an analysis of traffic volumes and travel times given these traffic pattern changes, RIDOT estimates travel times through the Olneyville area to increase by a minimum of 3 to 5 minutes during peak travel times. Traffic on both Route 6 and Route 10 highway segments can expect an increase of a minimum of 2 to 6 minutes during the morning and evening rush hours. These times are estimates and can vary greatly due to adverse weather and traffic conditions.<br><br>The 6/10 Interchange project is scheduled for completion in fall of 2023. Upon completion RIDOT will have replaced seven structurally deficient bridges.<br><br>RIDOT strongly recommends both local traffic and commuters consider alternate routes. Both RIPTA bus service and commuter rail from T.F. Green and Wickford Junction stations are available as options to bypass congestion during this important construction project.</span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;"><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;"><br><br>RIDOT specified a design-build contract to save time as it allows construction and design to proceed simultaneously. This saves time and money.</span><br><br></span><span lang="EN"><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">The Route 6/10 Interchange project was made possible by RhodeWorks, RIDOT's ongoing commitment to repair structurally deficient bridges and bring Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure into a state of good repair, promote economic development, and create jobs. Learn more at </span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zI3MMRleKA6zu425wzr99vE3jgBvWmA56WBvsgVhPGlXz2Pozl9bqBCrd9VgwhWlzZMXSPgPrCj1mVnfoOybcXhtEq4KommUFnlPoseZQcs2i6oIGVPB5ixheCUyz5I7Rkb2iRJURFVJHPZqab_Q4DQ1uMotjAflZMPX-t7ML4imUxXG77s8lw==&c=3xCu6ruyFgCh8U-I4d5LInB3de-METj5jXOL0JJwOq_fTO7rzBfZbg==&ch=fNgFW_fRN9UxOAv-HJZMwVo1lktca-bdwky79YjIiX-Nd3y8ES02IQ==" shape="rect" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;">www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks</span></a></span>.</span></div></span></div></div></span> </span></div></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br></div><div><br></div>
        
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                <div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>From:</b> RIDOT Communications <heidi.gudmundson@dot.ri.gov></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>To:</b> </div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 9, 2018, 2:34:42 PM EST</div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Subject:</b> Start of 6/10 Traffic Pattern Changes Postponed One Day</div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br></div>
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</span><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 248, 105);">Due to inclement weather, we're postponing the start of traffic pattern changes at the 6/10 Interchange reconstruction project one day until Saturday, November 10. <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010KBYrKBJXFgdGSnT3ZwnPni3NEKhHivBrum2hAbnhhmQjJ6yu_lg777sUMoLDbqkpHIcWikLQ3nF_jex53WnrHKe1n123vz1zrTcKe3QcJV4Oqg3j1yFvBaP5zsqcIrjn4r5Usg2YZvC6PM3ra62WH6MzJGd0tOtI6zB1V2nRd-14fBOuWqibM6FWB1KVBs8&c=ab7ArO52UZXw2qk72aFEcGP_GWFEgjSNt4_XxrynXlinASUXXp1zYw==&ch=5U-euVQpCatb2DMlC_xk4IdkJtLr__NIQkBMSin62Z0rD9zw23XWHg==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here's what you need to know</a>.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Forming and installing reinforcing steel, installing sidewalks and bridge and roadway curbing, are all planned for next week at two of the three bridges along Route 112, from Butter Lane to Carolina Mill Lane.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Next week, we're scheduled to do some drainage work and reclaim (grind) the roadway surface on Diamond Hill Road, with partial lane closures from Industrial Road to I-295 South, Tuesday-Thursday nights from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Delays are anticipated.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color:black;">Once this process is completed, motorists will experience a gravel driving surface for a few days. The next step will be paving, which should start on Sunday night, November 18 for about two nights during the same hours, weather permitting.</span></div>
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<div><span><span>We're making safety improvements at 12 intersections statewide, including </span><span>a new traffic signal at one location, and at others: pedestrian accommodations at existing signals, crosswalks with wheelchair ramps, and minor intersection reconfigurations. </span><span>Cities and towns covered under this contract include Barrington, Cumberland, East Greenwich, Jamestown, Lincoln, Little Compton, Tiverton and West Warwick/Warwick.</span>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span>On Fish Road at Route 177 (Bulgarmarsh Road) in Tiverton, we're clearing trees, doing some preliminary drainage work and installing underground conduit. We've started signal work and sidewalk and handicap improvements. Motorists should anticipate alternating one-way traffic during these operations, Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span>On Route 177 (Main Road) in Tiverton, specifically at #1791, and Main Street at Old Harbor Road in Little Compton, we've prepared the handicap ramp areas and should start full construction in the next several weeks. Our goal is to complete all construction in Tiverton and Little Compton, except for final paving, prior to the winter shutdown period in December.</span></div>
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</span><div><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 248, 105);">Traffic pattern changes are coming to the Route 6/10 Interchange. Effective tomorrow, Saturday night, November 10, we'll be shifting traffic on a temporary section of Route 10 North to move away from the center of the interchange, allowing motorists to use a temporary exit to Westminster Street. We'll also close the Broadway exit from Route 6 East. Both changes will be in place for about 24 months.</span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 248, 105);">On Sunday night, November 11, we'll have a minor lane shift to the right for traffic on the ramp from the 6/10 Connector to Route 6 West. This should be in place for about 12 months. During the weekend, one of the two lanes on Westminster Street Eastbound will be closed, and we'll have a traffic shift on Broadway. Once these changes have been made, daytime work will resume behind barrier at the 6/10 Interchange on Tuesday. Lane closures are possible for construction on Route 6 West, from the Tobey Street overpass to Hartford Avenue, Tuesday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.</span></div>
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<div><span style="color:black;">Paving will take place on Route 138 East and West, from Turnpike Avenue to Boyds Lane, Saturday and Tuesday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. One lane of travel will remain open at all times. We anticipate reopening Park Avenue to all traffic on Monday, November 19.</span></div>
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<div><span>Working behind barrier along Route 102 North and South, crews will form parapet walls, approach slabs and end posts, while also installing granite bridge curb.</span></div>
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<div><span>We plan to install guardrail at the Woonsocket Hill Road Bridge, <span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);">and form and place concrete </span>at the Pound Hill Road Bridge.</span></div>
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ze: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This change will create the greatest amount of travel time delay, adding a minimum of 10 minutes during afternoon rush hour.</span></li></ul><br><div style="font-family: Times-New-Roman; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: sans-serif;"><b>Route 6 East</b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For travelers using the ramp from Route 6 East to I-295 South, minor delays can be expected given the closure of the I-295 South service road.</span></li></ul><div style="font-family: Times-New-Roman; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times-New-Roman; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: sans-serif;"><b>Hartford Avenue (Route 6A)</b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The on-ramp from Hartford Avenue West to I-295 South will be closed. Modifications will be made to Hartford Avenue to allow left turns onto the ramp to I-295 South used by Hartford Avenue East traffic.</span></li></ul><div style="font-family: Times-New-Roman; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In addition to planning more time for travel, RIDOT recommends motorists consider alternate routes, or plan travel through this area before or after rush hour. The use of transit is encouraged. See</span><a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001u8t_iTiEeWdr0K3eHfLYmpIKX5oQWOnxnhS73DCWAEwWIPq1vzQ7lJnXks5EjYnGG7-C8xk0_jsDcBX-vpK1sUXmeFP0gOkc-xSmb9UI_RpPENnqSDfByeW3BfLSQ9C8apTwBlbcd4kBQ947ybDK62bLPcWQ94lFJwdEBfgq9j8=&c=Z3F7isw6Uz5v0LVJiI1CenEcm1FNljEqWjo3ojXYfITtREsU7Rzwig==&ch=-w2gNXH2bkwqeGDt9M4iJq5WW06Rdhma5a3hANM3YEPhyaucwHdc2g==" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">www.ripta.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> for more information.<br><br>These bridges are nearly 50 years old, and the superstructures are nearing the end of their service lives. If RIDOT did not do this work now they would continue to deteriorate to the point where a full bridge replacement would be needed, costing up to 30 percent more with longer and more disruptive traffic impacts.<br><br>Also as part of this project, RIDOT will decommission two bridges built to accommodate an expansion of the interchange that was never built. RIDOT will fill in under the bridge structures, which will avoid the need to fund maintenance for those bridges.</span><span style="line-height: 15.6933px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br>The I-295 Bridges Contract 2 project was made possible by RhodeWorks, RIDOT's ongoing commitment to repair structurally deficient bridges and bring Rhode Island's transportation infrastructure into a state of good repair, promote economic development, and create jobs. Learn more at</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001u8t_iTiEeWdr0K3eHfLYmpIKX5oQWOnxnhS73DCWAEwWIPq1vzQ7lHCac8dSApUeZQ-8BOOqZTTLHLsYZYrqDU-JEt65682UGFFRJT-ZWD3BGorudUYXttSCz-tWLx3LdypPUhEGtFmf2UTlo1fnyE5wBnrN8_8V8EX3AVxgRFyeprUOcZJ1Jg==&c=Z3F7isw6Uz5v0LVJiI1CenEcm1FNljEqWjo3ojXYfITtREsU7Rzwig==&ch=-w2gNXH2bkwqeGDt9M4iJq5WW06Rdhma5a3hANM3YEPhyaucwHdc2g==" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">www.ridot.net/RhodeWorks</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN"> .</span></div></span></div></span></span></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br></span></font></div>
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