Fish Road In Tiverton Closing For Bridge Replacement

TIVERTON, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Nov. 9, will close the bridge that carries Fish Road over the Sin and Flesh Brook in Tiverton to replace it.

State transportation officials said the closure will last until Nov. 23, while RIDOT replaces the deteriorated bridge.

During the closure, all traffic will follow the detour RIDOT established last winter for trucks when the bridge was posted at 3 tons because of its deteriorated condition. Traffic will use Route 24, Main Road (Route 77) and Bulgarmarsh Road (Route 177) to detour. A map showing the detour route is available here.

RIDOT's $926,000 project will use accelerated bridge construction methods including pre-fabricated bridge units (PBUs). State officials said the PBUs are installed side-by-side to rapidly create a new bridge deck, saving considerable time compared to the conventional approach of forming and pouring a concrete bridge deck. These steps will allow the department to complete the project four to six months faster than using conventional methods, officials said.

Fish Road carries about 9,000 vehicles per day.

State officials said the construction timeline is subject to weather conditions.