Central Avenue Road Closure in Effect

The entrance to Central Avenue at Atwood Avenue will be shut down for installation of a sewer line.

  Following last week's partial closure and traffic restrictions on Atwood Avenue, a portion of Central Avenue will be closed to most vehicles this week as a $4 million sewer project continues. Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is funding the work to run a new sewer line down Central Avenue and connect with the Narragansett Bay Commission's wastewater treatment system. The lead contractor on the project, Parkside Utility Construction Corp., issued an advisory to local residents and drivers about this week's work — it's attached to this article. According to the Parkside advisory, only rescue vehicles and school buses will be allowed to use Central Avenue between 7 am and 5 pm during weekdays as one crew completed the installation …

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What's Happening at Central Avenue?

Traffic on Atwood Avenue at Central has been diverted because of an ongoing sewer project.

  Drivers heading west on Atwood Avenue at Central Avenue [in front of 1302 Marketplace] have been dealing with lane restrictions for the past couple of days. Wondering why? It's the latest phase of the $4 million sewer installation project by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, the management company for the Central Landfill. According to a notice released by Parkside Utility Construction, the contractor for the installation, crews are installing the tie-in from the new sewer line to the Narragansett Bay Commission system. The installation is expected to take another couple of days, with the lane restrictions is place until the work is finished. Parkside crews are then scheduled to work their way north on Central Avenue toward the…

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Next Phase of Central Ave. Sewer Project Continues This Week

Rhode Island Resource Recovery issued a notice to residents about the work taking place between Dawn Drive and Earl Drive.

  As Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation continues its work to install a new sewer line along Central Avenue, residents have been notified of lane closures and detours for the next phase of the project. [The attached .pdf document explains the schedule of work and includes a map with detours and other information.] While this part of the work is not expected to require the shutdown of Central Avenue to through-traffic as was the case in mid-September, RIRRC noted that one lane will be closed through at least the end of this week as crews install sewer and water lines beneath the I-295 overpass heading toward Atwood Avenue. The $4 million project, formally started in July, will allow the RIRRC to tie into Narragansett Bay Commission …

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[VIDEO] Why Is Central Avenue Shut Down?

Drivers looking to use Central Avenue as a cut-through from Atwood Avenue to Reservoir Avenue will need to find detours — at least from 7 am to 4 pm on weekdays.

  With work continuing on Central Avenue to install a new sewer line as part of a $4 million project by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, restrictions on through-traffic will remain in place for at least the next four to six weeks. On Friday afternoon, RIRRC officials provided JohnstonPatch with the notice sent to residents near the area of the work zone near the I-295 overpass, between Dawn Drive and Old Pocasset Road. The notice also includes maps of detours for vehicles in both directions away the site of the sewer line installaton, as well as contact phone numbers for the contractor, engineering firm, and Resource Recovery. [Find the notice attached to this article in .pdf format.] Johnston Police officers will be on site to …

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Sewer Project Stops Thru Traffic on Central Ave. in Johnston

The work is part of a $4 million project funded by Rhode Island Resource Recovery.

  Construction crews were busy installing a new sewer line along Central Avenue near the I-295 overpass, closing the road to travel from Atwood Avenue to Reservoir Avenue, as part of a $4 million project funded by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. Looking to get around the traffic on Central Avenue? Follow these alternate routes: The work to install a new 12-in. sewer line began in July following a ceremony attended by Gov. Lincoln Chafee, and crews have been steadily working their way east on Central Avenue. On Friday morning, backhoes were in action, covering one part of the roadway with dirt prior to paving and digging a trench in another area for installation of the sewer line. UPDATE: Rhode Island Resource Recovery provided …

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