Changing lanes

The map and aerial photo, taken a few days ago, show where Route 195 and its intersection with Route 95 are being relocated in Providence.

The photo shows the Providence River running north and south in the center, with the East Side on the right and the Jewelry District and Davol Square on the left. Route 95 runs up the left side of the photo, with the existing Route 195 coming in from the right, looping northwest across the river and then down to its intersection with Route 95.

On the river from north to south are the existing Route 195 bridge, the Point Street Bridge, the marina on the east side of the river and the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier.

The map shows how the new Providence River Bridge will cross the river just south of the Hurricane Barrier. On the east shore, above Fox Point and the docks, the new section of the highway will extend east from the bridge to meet the existing Route 195 above India Point Park, headed east towards the Washington Bridge and East Providence.

There's no sign of the bridge itself yet, but the photo shows as whitish lines a number of reinforced concrete retaining walls being built to support the embankment for the new section of Route 195 east of the river.

On the west bank, the ramps connecting the bridge to Route 95 will pass north of the big round tanks at the bottom center of the photo.

The Russian submarine on exhibit is barely visible docked at Collier Point, on the west bank of the river near the tanks at the bottom, center of the photo.