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Officials celebrate groundbreaking on $144M ‘Missing Move’ Quonset ramp project

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05/05/2025

STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS on Monday join the R.I. Department of Transportation and the Quonset Development Corp. to break ground on the $144 million I-95 “Missing Move” and Quonset Ramps Construction Project. Pictured from left are state Sen. Bridget Valverde; North Kingstown Town Manager Ralph Mollis; U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse; R.I. Department of Transportation Project Manager Hamid Akinflorian; Gov. Daniel J McKee; RIDOT Director Peter Alviti Jr.; U.S. Sen. Jack Reed; U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo; QDC Managing Director Steven King; and state Sen. Alana DiMario. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NORTH KINGSTOWN – State and local leaders on Monday joined the R.I. Department of Transportation and the Quonset Development Corp. to break ground on the $144 million I-95 “Missing Move” and Quonset Ramps Construction Project. The project, funded in part by an $81 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant, will construct two critical ramps

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NORTH KINGSTOWN – State and local leaders on Monday joined the R.I. Department of Transportation and the Quonset Development Corp. to break ground on the $144 million I-95 “Missing Move” and Quonset Ramps Construction Project. The project, funded in part by an $81 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant, will construct two critical ramps that were never built when Route 4 was constructed in the 1960s that will direct highway connections between Interstate 95 North and Route 4 South, and Route 4 North and Interstate 95 South. The project will also make numerous improvements at and near the Quonset Business Park, the state’s largest industrial park, according to a news release. “This project has been talked about for decades, and today, we’re finally turning words into action,” said Gov. Daniel J. McKee. “This crucial infrastructure investment will improve traffic flow and unlock economic potential at Quonset – one of our state’s major job creators. I want to thank Rhode Island’s congressional delegation and all of our partners for helping us move this project forward.” The project is divided into two main components, RIDOT said. In the first portion, three ramps will be constructed on Route 403 in North Kingstown to connect the Quonset Business Park’s West Davisville district. It also includes a new roundabout south of Route 403 at Compass Circle. The improvements, expected to be completed in the summer of 2026, will provide improved connectivity to all parts of the business park and add in ramps that were not included in the Route 403 reconstruction project in the late 2000s. “Once again, our congressional delegation put their shoulders into the federal grants process and helped Rhode Island get this funding so we can finally build these missing ramps,” RIDOT Director Peter Alviti Jr. said. “Their construction will reduce travel times, provide more efficient movement of freight traffic, and alleviate congestion and delays, especially at the Division Street/South County Trail intersection, which is overloaded with traffic that has had no choice but to use local roads to make certain connections between I-95 and Route 4.” The second component, which will begin construction in early 2026, includes the missing moves at the Interstate 95/Route 4 interchange in Warwick. RIDOT will also build a new flyover bridge to link Route 4 North to I-95 South. The ramp will use an existing right-of-way for an at-grade link between I-95 North and Route 4 South. The missing moves are expected to be done in summer 2027. RIDOT will also make safety improvements on I-95 South at the Route 2 interchange on the Warwick/West Warwick line. RIDOT will rebuild the entrance to the Route 2 South to I-95 South ramp so those traveling on Route 2 North can use it. With that ramp accommodating both northbound and southbound traffic on Route 2, RIDOT will permanently close the Route 2 North to I-95 South ramp, removing a weaving conflict on I-I-95 South. All these new ramps will give passenger vehicles, heavy trucks and other freight traffic freeway access without using local roads while reducing emissions from idling vehicles. Final completion of the entire project is expected in spring 2028. “Quonset Business Park is known for its convenient network of land, sea, air and rail infrastructure. By better connecting Route 403 to the West Davisville portion of the business park, getting to and moving throughout Quonset will be easier than it has ever been before,” said Quonset Development Corp. Managing Director Steven King.