Department of Transportation to break ground on Route 146 project

Route 146
This is an image from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation of Route 146 in North Smithfield.

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will break ground on the Route 146 project Friday morning in North Smithfield.

The $196 million project is geared to improve the Route 146 corridor by reducing congestion, which will make it safer and  reduce traffic.

The groundbreaking will be at the Anchor Nissan/Subaru employee parking lot at 11 a.m.

Gov. Dan McKee, Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rep. David Cicilline will be at the event.

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