New traffic signal on Airport Rd.

Work on new Airport Rd. intersection for Winslow Park starts this month

Posted 5/7/15

Airport Road is going to get another traffic signal.

Starting this month, crews will install a signal at the access road to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation maintenance garage. The access road …

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New traffic signal on Airport Rd.

Work on new Airport Rd. intersection for Winslow Park starts this month

Posted

Airport Road is going to get another traffic signal.

Starting this month, crews will install a signal at the access road to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation maintenance garage. The access road will serve as the entrance to the new Winslow Park softball and soccer fields that are being relocated from off Main Avenue to allow for the reconfiguration of Main Avenue. The looping of Main Avenue is required in order for RIAC to extend Runway 5 to 8,700 feet.

According to RIAC, construction of the new Airport Road intersection will begin as soon as equipment is delivered. JH Lynch, which is doing the work on Winslow Park, will be building the intersection. It will require a widening of Airport Road to include a left turn lane for westbound traffic at the intersection.

The tentative plan is for RIAC to turn the park over to the Apponaug Girls Softball and Warwick Firefighters on July 1. A single-family house that is on the west end of the park has been acquired by RIAC and is to be demolished May 22. RIAC is looking to save trees on that site as well as use a portion of the land for parking.

Work on the intersection may not be completed until early August. Work may require the narrowing of Airport Road at times. The work will be done between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays.

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  • smh

    Good times ahead!

    Thursday, May 7, 2015 Report this

  • davebarry109

    GREAT. Another red light on a major artery. This makes 5 red lights on airport rd. 5. Stop with the redlights already. Unbelievable.

    Friday, May 8, 2015 Report this

  • dickcoutu

    Let's see now... Dave's Market located at 18 Airport Rd (at Hoxie 4 Corners) which is very busy on weekends. This should prove interesting especially when Apponaug Girls Softball hold WEEKEND tournaments... about 40 to 45 teams easy if not more... (been there... done that!) Oh, let's not forget the soccer leagues who will now be playing along side them (not like it currently is).

    Let's see how many people visiting Winslow Park try using either Wells or Rowe Avenues off of Lake Shore Drive so as to avoid the hustle and bustle at the new Winslow Park entrance off of Airport Rd. Oh, while I'm at it, why don't they rename Airport Rd to Winslow Park Rd? It's a good time to do it.

    As most 'Warwickites' know, Hoxie 4 Corners is a cluster ***k!

    Make sure to bring your ear plugs and face masks to the ball games folks !

    Saturday, May 9, 2015 Report this

  • happy1

    agreed to all

    Monday, May 11, 2015 Report this