Route 146 Project Survey
Route 146 Project Survey
RIDOT is working on an estimated $150 million design-build project that will start this year to make much-needed improvements along the Route 146 corridor, replacing multiple bridges, repaving 8 miles of roadway and correcting numerous safety and congestion problems. More than 171,000 vehicles travel Route 146 between Providence and Worcester each day.
The project includes the removal of the traffic signal where Route 146 meets Sayles Hill Road and construction of a bridge so the highway can pass freely over Sayles Hill Road. This intersection averages more than 85 crashes per year and is a source of significant congestion and travel delay. It is the only signalized intersection on the entire Route 146 highway corridor in Rhode Island.
The project also includes bus-on-sholder provisions on Route 146 South close to Providence to improve transit trip times, new bus shelters at Sayles Hill Road and a new, safer crosswalk across Route 146 at this intersection.
As this important project begins, RIDOT is reaching out to the public to provide additional information and gain feedback on how drivers use this corridor.
Thank you for taking time to complete this survey.