Starting Tuesday night, September 17 at 10 p.m. and lasting until 11 a.m. Monday morning, September 23, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will close a section of Waterfront Drive in East Providence at the I-195 overpass for bridge deck and beam demolition of the old Washington Bridge.

During the closure, drivers will be directed to follow a short detour using Valley Street, which runs parallel to Waterfront Drive. Motorists should be aware that a short section of Valley Street will have a gravel riding surface.

Demolition activities using jackhammers will be limited to daytime hours only. Work will take place 24 hours a day with other demolition activities taking place during evening hours.

RIDOT also will continue the evening closures of Gano Street at the I-195 overpass next week, Sunday through Thursday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. However, jackhammering operations are expected to end by mid-week at Gano Street.

All construction projects are subject to changes in schedule and scope depending on needs, circumstances, findings, and weather.