How bad is the traffic on I-195? See road conditions in RI with these live traffic cameras

If you’re asking yourself “How are the roads today?” before heading out, there’s an easy way to check: the RIDOT traffic cameras.  

With the coming storm expected to be the biggest of the year, travel will likely be difficult. If you absolutely have to drive, one thing that can help is checking the roads before you leave your home.

The Department of Transportation has live traffic cameras for every major artery of the state highway system, giving drivers an easy way to check on if it’s icy on Interstate 295, if there’s an accident on Interstate 95 or if there is traffic backup on the Claiborne Pell Bridge heading into, or out of, Newport.

Here are the cameras available: 

I-195 Traffic Cameras

• Massachusetts state line is here

• Exit 2B (Route 114) is here

• Washington Bridge is here

Exit 1D (Gano Street) is here

Near Exit 1 is here

I-95 Split is here

Point Street is here

I-95 Traffic Cameras  

There are more than 40 live cameras on I-95, spanning the whole of Rhode Island. You can check the following stretches:  

• Massachusetts border to Exit 33 in Cranston here 
• Weaver Hill Road in West Greenwich to Exit 16 in Cranston here 
• Exit 6 in West Greenwich to the Connecticut border here.  

I-295 Traffic Cameras 

There are 11 live cameras along I-295 in Rhode Island. You can check the following stretches: 

• I-95 to Exit 6 in Johnston here 
• From Exit 9 in Johnston to the Massachusetts border here 

Downtown Providence traffic cameras 

At key intersections for highway access, there are four Providence live traffic cameras set up by the DOT. They cover Memorial Boulevard at Steeple Street, Memorial Boulevard at Francis Street, Promenade Street at Dean Street and North Main Street at Branch Avenue. They can be viewed here.  

Newport Bridge traffic camera 

The DOT has cameras along Route 138 that show the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and some of the key exits in Newport that can be viewed here.  

There isn’t a DOT camera of the Clairborne Pell Newport Bridge, but WPRI has a live camera with a view of the bridge that can be seen here.  

Other live traffic cameras in Rhode Island 

The DOT also has live traffic cameras positioned on all the major routes in the state, including Rt. 1, Rt. 2, Rt. 4, Rt. 5, Rt. 6, Rt. 10, Rt. 37 , Rt. 24, Rt. 44 Rt. 10, Rt. 108, Rt. 114, Rt. 136, Rt. 138, and Rt. 146. 

There is also an airport live traffic camera for the airport connector from I-95 to T.G. Green.