New England Exit Renumbering Central
Exit
Renumbering Projects in New England (Updated 1/13/21)
Massachusetts
announced on November 18, 2019 that it will start converting its exits
to a milepost-based system in the late summer of 2020, moved to
mid-October in September 2020, work started on October 18. A project
that was to start in 2016 but was postponed. Other New England states in
the meantime have continued to move forward, or will be in the near
future, the exception being Maine which converted in 2004. This site
aims to summarize information, by state, on progress made in exit
renumbering:
Connecticut
In Connecticut
the move will be gradual, possible taking more than a decade. Exit
numbers will be changed only after new exit signs are up along an entire
stretch of roadway. So far, only I-395 and CT 2A have received numbers
as part of a sign replacement contract in 2015 and 2016. The next route
to receive numbers was to be CT 8 but the final sign replacement
contract let in September 2018 still had sequential numbers. A ConnDOT
official was sent an e-mail by a member of the AARoads Forum. His
response was that the CT 8/25 renumbering will be put off to around
2022. In July 2020 ConnDOT announced an upcoming November 18, 2020
advertised contract to replace most of the aluminum sheet based
regulatory, mile marker and route signing on the state's limited access
highways. Several routes, such as CT 2 and 9 and I-691 were not
included, implying those signs will be updated by a separate contract in
the near future.
CT 9, along with
CT 72, in fact is the next route to be renumbered. Projects advertised
on August 7, 2019 included all of CT 72 and CT 9 North of Middletown.
Since signs along the entire length of CT 9 were not to be replaced,
that route's exit numbers did not change. Number changes would have to
wait for the remaining CT 9 contract which was advertised on August 12,
2020 (see below). CT 72 exit numbers will be changed, increasing east to
west from New Britain (opposite of current sequential numbering). Here
is the plan for the new exit sign and number for the I-84 East exit,
which will be Exit 3:
Here are a couple
other sign plans at the eastern (southern) and western (northern end):

The contract for
the remaining signs on CT 9 was advertised on August 12, 2020. This
contract will include exit renumbering along the entire length of CT 9
(along with new signs on parts of CT 17 and a new number for the CT 17
exit at CT 9, and CT 82). The contract was let in November with work
starting on December 7, the majority of the work to begin in 2021. Here
are some of the plans for CT 9 under the new contract. First, where only
the exit number tabs will be replaced with the new numbers on signs
already installed under the first CT 9 contract:






According to the
plans, the I-84 exits will not receive an exit number. The contract will
replace all exit signage south of Middletown and renumber the exits.
Here are some plans for this part of the project, the I-95 exit also no
longer received a number in the plans so the CT 154 now will be Exit 1,
Exit 3 will retain the same number:





On December 7,
2020 a news article stated the sign replacement work with exit
renumbering was beginning that day on CT 9, along with CT 17 and CT 82.
The new exit number lists in the article had some changes from the
numbers in the plans cited above. In the new list both I-95 and I-84 are
to receive exit numbers. The CT 9 South signs for the I-95 exits will be
numbered 1A and 1B with the CT 154 South exit now to be renumbered 1C.
The I-84 exits now numbered 31 and 32 will be renumbered 40A and 40B.
The exit number for CT 175/Ella Grasso Blvd. was changed from 37 to 38.
Work on the contract is to be completed by 2022.1
On August 21,
2020 ConnDOT issued
a press release regarding its next round of sign replacements and
exit renumbering that will occur in 2022 involving CT 2, CT 3, and CT
11. The new exit number lists provided in the press release indicated
that CT 11 will be renumbered based on completion of that highway to
I-95, a project that has been proposed and fought for years, with no
sign of eventual construction.
As far as
renumbering the rest of Connecticut's highways, according to a memo from
the Principal Transportation Engineer/ Planner of the Capital Region
Council of Governments on September 13, 2019 ConnDOT plans to take until
2032 to convert all the state's exit numbers. After CT 72, CT 9 will be
renumbered starting in 2021, I-691 would be next in 2022 or 2023 (the
press release above made no mention of I-691 for 2022), next would be CT
2 in 2023 or 2024, then CT 8/25 later in 2024. After that the current
plan is for I-291 and I-384 in 2026, I-91 in 2027, I-84 in 2028
and I-95 in 2029, the last scheduled would be CT 20 in 2032. There was
no mention of CT 15/Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways, either an
oversight or there is no plan to renumber that route.2 Images
of the I-295 exit number conversion are below.
Massachusetts
MassDOT let 3
contracts for Exit Renumbering in July and August 2020. The contracts
are for Districts 1-3 (610646) along with I-495 and MA 2, therefore most
of western and central Mass., Districts 4-6 (610699), the rest of the
routes in eastern and southeastern sections, and a separate one for the
Massachusetts Turnpike (610700). The winning bids were announced June 23
(second), July 7 (first), and July 21 (third). The second contract got
its Notice to Proceed on July 23, the third on August 24, no information
yet about the first as of mid-September. MassDOT announced on September
10 that the project would start on the second contract routes in
mid-October after a virtual public meeting on September 24. The first
highway to be renumbered was MA Route 140 starting on October 18, then
I-195 on October 25 and then, after a two-week hiatus, MA Route 25 on
November 24, then MA 3 on the morning of December 14, with US 6 on the
Cape to start the evening of December 14 (see photos below). Work to
renumber exits on I-295 took place on January 4-5, while the next night
work started on MA 24, when that work is completed, contractors will
move to US 3. MassDOT announced a second public meeting to discuss the
first and Mass Pike contracts on December 1 where they stated work on
the third (Mass Pike) contract would begin on December 13. The work
started at Weston and moved westward to the NY border before turning
around eastward. Work was completed back to the
Allston-Brighton-Cambridge exit and for the I-93 exit as of January 9.
Work also was completed heading west back to I-95 in Weston. Work
remains to renumber the Prudential Center, South Boston and Logan
Airport exits eastbound presumably the week of January 10. Work on the
first contract will start last, after the work on the Mass Pike is
completed, probably because the same contractor is responsible for both.
For a full description of MassDOT's project, go to my Mass.
Interstates Exit List website.
New
Hampshire
A November 20,
2019 report by WMUR indicated the NH Department of Transportation has
endorsed revising the state's exit numbers to a mile based system. The
project would be part of the state's next 10-year transportation plan
which could be considered by the state's Executive council in late
November. If endorsed there, the plan would go to the state legislature
where it could take up to a year to work its way to approval. A week
later, New Hampshire Governor Sununu expressed opposition to the
proposal stating "Exit numbers are a point of pride for some of us in NH
- and we shouldn't let Washington bureaucrats threaten to take that
away!”3 However, a later news report indicated that despite
the governor's insistence, the state's Executive Council, which actually
has control over the state's highway plan, has included a renumbering
project in its new Draft 10-year Highway plan. According to the
document, preliminary engineering will take place in 2022 with the
project started in 2023.4
Rhode
Island
RIDOT announced
in the Fall of 2017 that the state planned to change all it's highway
exit numbers to a mile-based system by 2020.
On August 16,
2019, the third renumbering project was awarded, for I-95 and the rest
of the routes to be numbered: I-195, RI 24, RI 37.5 The
original contract called for work to be completed between December 20,
2019 and February 28, 2020, but the winning bidder, Liddell Bros.
complained this was too short a period for construction, because the
contract included manufacturing and putting up 6 new cantilever supports
and 1 cross highway overhead support, so the contract was amended to
extend the deadline and apparently split the work so that the major
piece of renumbering, I-95 would occur later. On November 27, 2019,
RIDOT announced the first three routes of the final round of exit
renumbering would be I-195, RI 10 and RI 37. Work on I-195 was to start
on December 2 but snowy weather forced postponement first for a week,
then to January 28, 2020. Most of the work was completed by February 9.
The exits on RI 10 and RI 37 were renumbered during February (see photos
below). The next route to have its exit renumbered was RI 24, work
started on that project, which included new exit signs, in March and was
completed in June 2020. Interstate 95 will be last, to take place before
the end of 2020, the lowest bid for the renumbering contract was by
Liddell Bros on June 19, 2020. The project is using Federal Fiscal Year
2021 funding, so it cannot start until at least October 2020. There has
been no public announcement of when the project will start as of early
December 2020. For a complete list of the new exit numbers, got to the
RIDOT Mile-marker Exit Number Project Site.
The first route
to have its exit numbers changed was I-295 in late November/early
December 2017, an exit number (1) were also put up on RI 99, whose exit
previously had no number. RIDOT advertised a second contract for exit
renumbering let on September 11, 2018 that was again awarded to Liddell
Bros. of Massachusetts for $697,000. On December 4, RI posted what the
new numbers will be on RI 4 and RI 78 (and added numbers for RI 403) on
their website as part of this second round. The new signs went up by the
end of December (RIDOT posted a travelers advisory saying there would be
lane closures for sign work along RI 4, 78 and 403 during the day from
December 10-14 and 17-21). From the website, here's an example of how
the new exit gore sign for the Gano Street/India Street exit on I-195
East will look like (will plan to post photos of actual signs later in
December):

Photos from the
previous exit renumbering projects are below.
Vermont
The Vermont
Department of Transportation (VTrans) has approved an amendment to their
2020 TIP to add supplemental tabs to the bottom of existing sequential
exit signs listing the "milepoint" exit number for each exit. The FHWA
considers this only as an interim measure before full compliance with
the mile-based exit requirement. The actual conversion to mileage based
exits may not happen until sometime between 2030 and 2035. The current
project will take place during the summer of 2020 and be completed by
August. In April 2020, a new Vermont
Exit Numbers website was set up to explain the new signs to the
public. The signs started going up in early June. Here's a photo of one
of the new Milepoint Exit signs taken by project engineer Steve Goodwin
on I-89:
And the
promotional photo posted by VTrans on their Exit Numbers website:
Exit Renumbering Photos, latest renumbering project
first
Massachusetts
Exit Renumbering, 2020-2021

Exit renumbering
on Route 24 began a day later than advertised, on Wednesday night,
January 6 starting at the first southbound exit, Route 139 in Stoughton.
Work commenced to renumber the next 3 exits that night and the
following. Here are some photos taken on the afternoon of January 8:
Old EXIT 20 A/B
The 1-Mile
advance sign with the yellow Old Exits 20 B-A sign on the support post,
the first Route 24 exit sign to be renumbered.
The signage at
the ramp to Route 139 West.

The overhead sign
at the exit for Route 139 East in Brockton.
Old EXIT 19 A/B
The 1-Mile
advance sign with the yellow Old Exits 19 B-A sign on the support post
for the Central Street/Harrison Blvd. exits.
The overhead
signs with the new numbers plus the gore sign in the distance with the
yellow Old Exits 19 B-A sign below at the Central Street exit.
The VMS
announcing the exit renumbering is not before the Route 139 exit but
prior to the Harrison Blvd. exit.
The overhead exit
sign for the Harrison Blvd. exit, in front of a post holding a traffic
camera .
Old EXIT 18 A/B
The first sign
for the MA 27 exit showing a new number is this blue Attractions sign
for the northbound exit.
The 1-Mile
advance sign with the yellow Old Exits 18 B-A sign on the support post
for the Route 27 exits.
Had to take a
picture of the new number on this sign for the hospital where my doctor
is affiliated.
The overhead
signs at the MA 27 North exit with the yellow Old Exit 18 B sign below
the gore sign in the distance.
The overhead exit
sign for the Route 27 South exit.
Old EXIT 17 A/B
The 1-Mile
advance sign with the yellow Old Exits 17 B-A sign on the support post
for the Route 123 exits.
The auxiliary
sign for colleges located off the Route 123 exits, the overlayed numbers
blend in well.
The overhead sign
at the Route 123 West exit, and newly numbered gore sign in distance.
The overhead exit
sign for the Route 123 East exits. The gore sign hidden behind cars
ahead, so...
A closeup of the
Exit 31A gore sign and yellow Old Exit 17 A sign below.
Old EXITS 16 A/B
As of January 17,
only the southbound signs for this exit had been renumbered, such as the
1 Mile advance above.
The southbound
signs looking into the sun at the Route 106 West exit.
And the sign for
the Route 106 East exit.
Old EXIT 15
The 1-Mile
advance sign for Route 104 heading south into the sun, the current
1-Mile sign heading north is right behind a I-495 exit sign, see below.
The exit sign for
Route 104 heading south shares the gantry with a I-495 North 1/2 mile
advance sign.
Heading north,
the auxiliary sign for Bridgewater State University sports a new number.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign still has not been replaced under the still ongoing sign
improvement contract, but has a new number.
The new exit and
gore signs with their new numbers.
Old EXITS 14 A/B
The 2 Miles
advance sign heading north, not accompanied by a yellow old exit sign.
The 1 Mile
advance sign also not accompanied by an old exit sign.
No yellow sign
for the 1/2 Mile advance sign either, we're running out of signs.
Signage at the
I-495 South exit, the gore sign at least has the yellow Old Exit 14A
sign.
Here's the
1/4 Mile advance sign for I-495 South currently blocking the 1 Mile
advance sign, with a new number for the Route 104 exit.
The exit sign for
I-495 sign has not been replaced yet, and has a new exit number with old
button copy numerals for I-495.
Bonus photo of
the 2-sign cantilever southbound with its new numbers, and the yellow
old exit sign for this direction.
Old EXIT 13 (SB)
The temporary 1/2
mile advance sign for US 44 was given the new milepost number, the new
signs should go up after the bridge construction project is completed.
Old EXITS 13 B/A
(NB)
The 1-Mile
advance sign heading north for the 2 ramp exit northbound.
The 2-sign
cantilever at the US 44 East exit, the last new sign this direction due
to bridge construction.
The temporary
sign for the US 44 West exit with its new number, and confirmatory mile
marker before.
A closeup of the
US 44 West exit gore sign.
Old EXIT 12 (SB)
The 1/2 mile
advance sign with Exit Only tab and new exit number.
Old EXITS 12 B-A
(NB)
The 1-Mile
advance heading north with the Old Exits 12 B-A sign.
Signage at the
Route 140 South ramp, where two routes with new exit numbers meet.
The exit and gore
signs for the Route 140 North exit.
Old EXIT 11
The 1 Mile
advance sign headed north for the Padelford Street exit in Berkley.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign headed south for new Exit 16. Didn't get a good photo of
the exit signs.
Old EXIT 10
The 1-Mile
advance for the North Main Street, Dighton exit.
The blue
Attractions sign for Dighton Rock has been updated with the new lucky
exit number.
The overhead exit
sign before the North Main Street bridge.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign headed into the sun on Route 24 south.
Old EXIT 9
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 79 North exit headed north.
The signage at
the split of Route 24 with Route 79 North, and new 2-digit gore sign
behind.
The 1/2 Mile
advance headed south into Freetown.
Old Exit 8B
The 1/2 mile
advance for the Innovation Way northbound has the Old Exit 8 B sign, due
to the 1-Mile advance sharing a gantry at the Exit 8 off-ramp, see
below.
The exit sign
northbound with the new exit number without a letter needed anymore.
The exit sign
southbound, the left side of the gantry had a 1 1/2 mile advance sign
for the next exit, Airport Road / North Main Street, but that has been
taken down.
Old EXIT 8A
The renumbered
1/2 mile advance sign, these signs have not been replaced, and all that
was done was remove the A from the exit tab. This exit was 8 before the
Innovation Way exit was built. The 1-Mile advance sign for the Route 79
exit maintains its existing number, as do all the rest of the exits
along Route 24 to the Rhode Island border.
The signs at the
exit are new, and instead of removing the A, an overlay, hard to see,
was placed over it to change the exit number. The gore sign was revised
the same way.
The overhead
signage northbound at the Airport Road/North Main Street exit, here it
appears the A, at least on the gore sign, was simply removed to change
the exit number.
More to come...

Renumbering work
started and finished on the night and morning of January 4-5. Photos
taken by Peter J. Wiggins on January 9:

Signage at the
first exit ramp for US 1 North on I-295 South.

Signage at the
second exit ramp for US 1 South on I-295 South.
More to come...

Exit renumbering
on the Mid-Cape Highway portion of US 6 started on December 14 and was
completed the morning of December 24. The photos below run, mostly,
along US 6 East from Bourne to Orleans, by old exit number:
Old EXIT 1C
The signage for
the Route 6A exit actually begins at the end of Route 3 South:
This is the
second advance sign, the first is at 2 1/2 miles before the MA 3A exit,
the exit tab has been altered to place the first US 6 exit number, 55 to
the exit tab. In my opinion this complicates things, they should have
just removed the reference to Exit 1C.
The 1-Mile
advance signs, the need to place a 55 in the former spot of exit 1C
crowds the exit tab of the left sign, again would have been simpler just
to remove the 1C reference.
The 3/4 mile
advance sign where MA 3 South ends at US 6, notice the yellow Old Exit
1C sign on the right, this will be the last one of that color.
The overhead
signs at Route 6A exit, notice the former Exit 1B reference has been
removed from the left sign and the Old Exit 1C sign on the right is now
green. Apparently yellow signs on Cape Cod are not in character for the
tourist destination.
The gore sign at
the Route 6A exit, by the blinking yellow light, the green Old Exit 1C
sign is much larger than others on the route.
A quick look at
the westbound signage:
The 2 Miles
advance sign for both Routes 6A and 3, only the exit for 6A has been
renumbered although all were previously exits off of US 6.
This auxiliary
sign for both Routes 3 and US 6, hints at a problem with the upcoming
exit for US 6, no change in exit tabs implying that it is now an exit
off of Route 3.
The 1 Miles
advance sign for both Routes 3 and US, the Exit 1A is for Scusset Beach
Road, if truly an exit off of Route 3, the US 6 sign should be Exits 1
A-B and the tab removed from the Route 3 North sign. This continues
across the bridge, for those signs, see the Route 3 section below.
The 1/4 Mile
advance sign for the Route 6A exit has the green Old Exit 1C sign,
partially hidden by foliage.
The gore sign for
the Route 6A exit with the green Old Exit 1C sign, partially hidden by
the flashing light, Sagamore bridge beyond.
Old EXIT 2
The 1-Mile
advance sign for Route 130, notice the Old Exit 2 sign us on a separate
set of posts in front of the bigger sign.
The auxiliary
green and brown sign for the Route 130 exit, the plans for this sign
were provided by MassDOT during the US 6 exit replacement project of
2018-2019 to show how signs were being designed to hold a future
milepost based number.
The exit sign for
Route 130, renumbered gore sign in the distance.
Old EXIT 3
The 1 Mile
advance for Quaker Meeting House Road, this time the Old Exit 3 sign is
on the left support post, this photo not brought to you by Chick-fil-a.
The signage at
the ramp with the new numbered gore sign in the distance.
Old EXIT 4
Here the Old Exit 4 sign is in front
of the 1 Mile advance sign.
The new numbers look well placed
within the exit tab and the gore sign in the distance.
Old EXIT 5
For the Route 149
exit, again the old exit sign is on a separate post in front of the
larger sign.
For the exit sign
for Route 149 is quite distant from the ramp in its location.
A closeup of the
gore sign, the Old Exit 5 sign partially hidden by the reflector sign.
Old EXIT 6
The first sign
for the Route 132 exit is this combined Park and Ride guide and blue
general services sign with its large new milepost based number, was this
number meant for the exit sign? See below.
The 1 Mile
advance sign for Route 132 has the Old Exit 4 sign back on the left
support.
The destination
auxiliary sign for the Route 132 exit with its new milepost based
number.
The exit sign for
the Route 132 exit with the new very small number.
The gore sign for
Route 132 with the green Old Exit 4 sign below.
Old EXIT 7
The 1 Mile
advance for the Willow Street exit in Yarmouth, the Old Exit 7 sign on
the left support post.
The new number
for Willow Street seems to be little off-center in the exit tab.
The closeup of
the gore sign and green Old Exit 7 by the supportive mile marker.
Old EXIT 8
The 1-Mile
advance sign for the Union Street exit. Here the Old Exit 8 sign is
again on separate supports in front of the bigger sign.
The exit sign for
the Union Street exit.
Old Exits 9 A-B
The 1-Mile
advance sign for the Route 134 exits. Again, the Old Exit 9 A-B sign is
on separate supports in front of the bigger sign.
This Route 134
South exit auxiliary sign for Dennis Port is combined with a generic
blue services sign.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign for the South Route 134 exit also lists Dennis Port.
The exit sign for
Route 134 South, exit ramp in distance.
Because the Cape
didn't want any overhead signs, the 1/4 Mile advance sign for Route 134
North is posted by the left lane.
The gore sign for
the Route 134 South exit and green Old Exit 9 A sign.
The exit sign for
the Route 134 North, the gore sign in the distance.
Old EXIT 10
Now on the
Super-2 section, the 1-Mile advance with the Old Exit 10 sign on
separate posts in front.
The exit sign
with the new number supportive mile marker in front.
Old EXIT 11
The 1 Mile
advance for the Route 137 exit.
An auxiliary sign
with the new exit number.
The exit sign for
the Route 137 exit with the ramp on the other side of the bridge.
Old EXIT 12
The Old Exit 12
sign for the last exit on the Mid-Cape Highway is on the left support
post.
A combined
guide/brown recreational sign for the Route 6A exit with the new exit
number.
An all important
Tourist Information sign with the new exit number.
The exit sign for
the Route 6A exit with the ramp out of sight at the top of the hill.
The gore sign for
the Route 6A exit with the last new exit number put up eastbound.

The renumbering
of exit signs along the Mass Pike/I-90 began on December 13. Work did
not start at the eastern end, but rather at I-95/Route 128 in Weston and
headed west. Work concluded around January 15, after renumbering had
made it to the NY border and back east as far as the
Allston-Brighton-Cambridge exit, and the I-93 exit in Boston, and then
back west to Weston as of January 5. The last exits to be renumbered
were the Prudential Center, South Boston and Logan Airport exits the
week of January 10. The photos will go East to West based on the old
exit number:
Old EXIT 26
This exit was
renumbered as of January 17:
The number in the
exit tab does not look as good as the illustration MassDOT made when
first publicizing the exit renumbering project:

Overhead signage
in the Ted Williams Tunnel for the Logan Airport exit, the number has
been changed but the overlay is too reflective to see in this photo.
Old EXITS 25/24
(WB)
Exit signs
heading west have been renumbered as of January 9:
Here's my attempt
to capture the first advance sign in the Ted Williams Tunnel, the new
exit number overlay shows up more brightly than the surrounding sign.
Here's the last
advance sign after leaving the Ted Williams Tunnel, the new exit number
overlay has much smaller numbers than the orignal tab to fit two 3-digit
numbers.
The signs at the
ramp portal, notice the yellow old exit number sign under the gore sign
omits the word exit, other examples to come.
The signs at the
ramp split, with another yellow sign below the gore sign omitting the
word exit.
Old EXIT 25 (EB)
The exit signs
were renumbered between January 9 and 15:
The 1-mile
advance sign, bridge mounted, next to it a Hazardous Cargo advisory sign
now with a rather small exit number.
The exit numbers
in the Fort Point Channel tunnel have for the South Boston exit also
have been changed but, again, the overlay is too bright to show the
number in this image.
Old EXIT 24 (EB)
The yellow
advance signs warning of curves on the exit ramps did not have their
numbers changed until January 15.
The green advance
signs did have new exit numbers, as with these 1/2 mile advance signs.
The signs at the
exit ramp.
Here's a MassDOT
photo posted on Twitter with a closer look showing numbers being changed
at the I-93 exit:
Here's an attempt
to capture the new exit numbers along the I-93 and South Station exit
ramps. Will get better ones when traveling the ramps soon.
Old EXIT 22 (EB)
For the
Prudential Center/Copley Square exit, the overhead signs were renumbered
between January 9 and 15:
The button-copy 1
1/2 Mile advance now has an exit number not matching the one on the Old
Exit sign.
Unlike the sign
see the previous week:
The exit number
has been change on the sign approaching the exit ramp, but too bright to
see the number in this photo too. The gore sign seen in the distance had
been changed the week before.
Old EXIT 20 (WB)
The advance signs
for the exit still do not have exit tabs, so no exit numbers, nor and
Old Exit 18 sign, the U-Turn notification sign, however, has gotten a
new number.
The small sign at
the exit gore was renumbered along with an almost as large Old (Exit) 20
sign below.
Old EXIT 18 (EB)
Prior to the exit
is thus auxiliary sign for the I-93 and South Boston exits with the old
exit number (at least for Chinatown) still listed.
The 1-Mile
advance paired with a VMS, the Old Exit 18 sign on the right support
post.
This auxiliary
paddle sign for Fenway Park does have the new exit number.
The overhead
signs at the ramp for Allston-Brighton-Cambridge and the pull through
with Boston as a control city, guess Allston-Brighton doesn't
count as Boston.
Old EXIT 17
The 1-Mile
advance sign heading west on I-90, the first instance of the old exit
tab being high on the sign support.
The overhead sign
at the exit ramp, where the Pike narrows to 3-lanes before heading under
the hotel.
A closeup of gore
sign. Guess they decided to use thin numbers on the existing sign
instead of a new sign with wider numbers.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign heading east. This exit is closer to Mile 128, did they use
127 because they thought some drivers would think this is the exit to
Route 128?
The bridge
mounted exit sign. Given the traffic backup, perhaps some drivers would
think this is Route 128.
Old EXIT 16 (WB)
The unusual 1 1/4
Miles bridge-mounted advance sign for the Route 16 exit, not longer to
have a corresponding exit number, notice the Old Exit 16 sign is mounted
below.
The next sign is
the 1/4 Mile advance sign just before the Washington Street bridge.
The unusual 1 1/4
Miles bridge-mounted advance sign for the Route 16 exit, not longer to
have a corresponding exit number, notice the Old Exit 16 sign is mounted
below.
Old EXITS 15 A/B
(WB)
Photos taken
westbound between Weston and I-495 on December 20 and eastbound on
January 9.
The first sign
for the Weston exits is 1 1/2 miles before, notice the Old Exit sign is
not on the support.
The Old Exits 15
B-A sign appears with the 1-Mile advance sign, notice the placement near
the top of the support, unlike on other renumbered routes (below).
Different contractor with different standards?
The last of
the advance signs. The three digit and 1 letter fit well into the exit
tabs.
The overheads
with the new exit numbers at the site of the former Weston Toll Plaza.
The number on the
gore sign, however, looks a little crooked, and a little too far to the
left.
The last overhead
sign for the I-95/Route 128 exit, there's no longer any mention of 128
on any signs on either direction along the Pike.
Old EXIT 14 (EB)
The 2-Miles
advance diagrammatic sign for the I-95 (Route 128) exit. When this sign
was first put up, reportedly it had the exit number for the Route 30
exit, 117, which has been fixed.
The auxiliary
sign for Route 30 apparently also had the number for the previous Route
30 exit, 117, also fixed.
The old exit tab
for the I-95 exit is also on the 1-Mile, not 2-Miles advance sign. The
number fits well within the 3-digit designed exit tab.
The overhead
signs at the I-95 (Route 128) exit. Again the gore sign was not replaced
so one is left with thin 3-digit exit numbers.
Old EXIT 13
The 1-Mile
advance, here the first sign has the Old Exit 13 sign, again high on the
support post.
The blue
auxiliary hospital sign has been updated prior to the 1/2 mile advance
sign.
The exit sign
with the new number. Traffic reports call this the Natick interchange,
but as the town line sign shows, it is actually in Framingham.
The 1/2 mile
advance sign for the Route 30 exit heading east. Not known if one of
these exits signs had the number for the I-95 exit for a short while.
Old EXIT 12
The first new
exit number sign for Route 9 is an auxiliary sign for Framingham State
University.
The 1-Mile
advance sign with the three digits fitting well into the exit tab.
The overhead at
exit ramp.
A closeup of the
gore sign for Route 9, again the number is somewhat crooked, and given
the digits, could be spaced out a little more.
The 1/2 mile
advance sign for the Route 9 exit heading east. The auxiliary sign for
the Park and Ride lot before this sign still supported the old Exit 12
number.
Old EXIT 11A
The first sign,
the 2-Miles advance for I-495, again no old exit number tab here.
The auxiliary
sign for the I-495 exit, here the exit number could have been a little
smaller.
The 1-Mile
advance has the old exit tab, soon to be no more separate alphabet exits
on the Pike.
The overheads at
the I-495 exit ramp, there are two down arrows because a second lane
begins after the sign.
The closeup of
the gore sign when leaving the Pike, the exit number could have been
pushed a little farther to the right.
The 2-Miles
advance sign heading east, the Old Exit 11A sign is again on the 1-Mile
advance.
The 1-Mile
advance has the old exit tab, soon to be no more separate alphabet exits
on the Pike.
Old EXIT 11

The 1-Mile
advance sign with the Old Exit 11 sign near the top of the support post.

The overhead exit
sign with the Exit 96 gore sign in the distance.

The 1-Mile
advance sign heading east.

An auxiliary blue
Hospital sign with the new milepost based exit number, not quite
centered on the sign.

The 1/2 Mile
advance sign, even with milepost numbers, I guess its good to know the
I-495 exit is 10 miles away.

The 1-Mile
advance sign heading east, notice the number doesn't fit in very well on
the exit tab this direction.
Old EXIT 10A

The 1-Mile
advance sign with its old exit number sign, notice the extra space on
the right of the exit tab now since there's no need for an A.

The overhead exit
sign, the new number is better centered here, but...

You would think
they would have tried harder to center the exit number on the gore sign.
Similar problems heading east...

The 1-Mile
advance sign with its old exit number sign.

The exit sign,
the number again slightly better centered than the 1-Mile sign.

But the gore sign
again leans a little too much to the left.
Old EXIT 10

The 2-Miles
advance sign for the Auburn exit with the two interstates that will
share mileage for their exit numbers, the Old Exit sign will have to
wait.

The blue
Attractions sign for the Auburn exit with a new exit number, but still
waiting for something attractive.

A brown cultural
site sign with the new number.

Finally, the a
Worcester Airport auxiliary, with the new number and an I-290 shield.

The 1-Mile
advance sign with the Old Exit 10 sign.

The auxiliary
sign for Route 12 designed when the original exit sign was to only have
I-290 and I-395, apparently no one told the contractor the sign was no
longer needed after the overhead sign redesign.

The overhead sign
at the exit ramp, the westernmost sign seen on the Sunday trip, signs
further west will have to wait.
Old EXIT 9
Photos courtesy
of Vinh Lam, taken on December 21:

The overhead
signs at the I-84 split in Sturbridge.
Check out his iCloud Album
for additional photos.
Here's a traffic
camera photo showing what appears to be an Old Exit sign below the gore
for the I-291 exit in Springfield, meaning exit renumbering has gotten
that far west as of December 21:
As indicated
above, the exits have not been renumbered east of I-95/Route 128, here's
one of the unique signs in Boston that will soon have a new number:
This is why no
new exit tab appeared in this MassDOT traffic camera photo taken beyond
Commonwealth Avenue on Dec. 16:
When these signs
were put up a couple years ago without exit tabs I thought that this may
have to do with the upcoming exit renumbering, guess we'll find out
shortly.
MA 3 exits were
renumbered between the evening of December 1 and the morning of the
December 14th. Photos will show the exit number changes starting from
Braintree and working southbound by exit, in both directions:
OLD EXIT 20 (NB):
The I-93 exit was
one of the last to be renumbered starting the evening of December 13.
Here's the 2 Miles advance sign, which has the Old Exits 20 A-B sign.
Those signs are supposed to be on the first exit sign, but has not
always been the case (see Route 25 and I-195 photos below).
The 1-Mile
advance, the first of 2 diagrammatic signs. Too bad MassDOT didn't take
advantage of the exit number change to add US 1 shields to the signs or
the support posts.
The overhead
signs at the split, the last exit signs to be renumbered on Route 3.
OLD EXITS 19-18
(SB):
The first sign
renumbered on MA 3 South is for two exits, Burgin Parkway and Washington
Street, no old exit number signs appear on the right support for these
exits here.
The duplicate
pair of signs at the Burgin Parkway and Washington Street exit ramp.
The renumbered
gore sign for the Burgin Parkway and Washington Street exits, the old
exit number tab appears below, partially blocked.
The first sign
for each exit appears, with new numbers, on the ramp from MA 3 South
merging with the ramp from I-93/US 1 North.

Signage at the
split of ramps includes a pair of gore signs with a second set of Old
Exit # tabs below.
The overhead
signs approaching the MA 3 South exit off of I-93/US 1 North in
Braintree includes the first Route 3 exit sign, renumbered with yellow
Old Exits 19-18 sign on right post. (New)
The second set of
signs for the combined Burgin Parkway and Washington Street exits at
ramp to MA 3 South on I-93/US 1 North.
The overhead
signs at the Burgin Parkway and Washington Street ramp heading toward
Route 3 South from I-93/US 1 North.
OLD EXIT 19 (NB)
There is no Exit
18 headed north, so the Next Exit 19 sign has been updated:
After are the
signs for new Exit 42:
The 1-Mile
advance with the yellow Old Exit 19 sign.
The exit ramp
sign which is just beyond the Mile 42 marker. (In the distance you see
the second set of orphaned signs for the ramp to I-93 from Washington
Street in Braintree, not updated since the early 1980s).
OLD EXIT 17
The 1-Mile
advance for Union Street exit, with old exit number sign on the support.
The overhead at
the Union Street exit with new exit number,
Closeup of the
renumbered gore sign for the Union Street exit, with a rather small
number (compare it to the previous exits) and old exit number 17 tab
below.
The Union Street
exit signs the other way were renumbered the night of December 10-11:
The 1-Mile
advance heading north.
The overhead sign
at the exit ramp,
A close look at
the gore sign.
OLD EXIT 16
Exit Renumbering
for Route 18 happened December 3, here's the 1-Mile advance with the Old
Exits sign on the support.
The South
Weymouth auxiliary sign for the Route 18 South exit.
Now the advance
signs for both Route 18 exits, each with its new number.
Overheads at the
Route 18 South ramp, gore sign with new number in the distance.
The overhead at
the Route 18 North exit.
A closeup of the
North Route 18 exit gore sign and Old Exit 16A tab below. Pardon the
number of photos for this exit, but it is currently 'mine'.
Signage heading
northbound put up December 10-11:
The 1-Mile
advance with the yellow Old Exit 16 sign on the left support post, the
bridge over Pleasant Street is just beyond the sign.
This blank
Lodging Services Sign was given the new milepost number for the Route 18
exit. It used to have a Super 8 Hotel logo on it, but its now the Boston
Hotel and apparently not worthy of being on this sign.
The overhead sign
at the ramp, only 1 exit this direction.
OLD EXIT 15
The next exit
southbound is Derby Street, and the renumbering starting with this
rather new 6-logo Food Services sign.
The 1-Mile
advance sign for Derby Street, the yellow Old Exit 15 sign is on the
left support of the ground mounted sign.
The To Route 53
auxiliary sign for the Derby Street with its new number. Pardon the
number of photos here, this is the hometown exit.
The 1/2 mile
advance for Derby Street, while trying to merge during the lane drop
with a pickup hauling a motorboat.
Taken three days
later, the renumbered exit sign for Derby Street, the newly paved
roadway still under construction.
The Derby Street
gore sign with its new number and the 1-Mile advance for the Route 228
exit, now Exit 35.
Heading
northbound, signs installed on December 10-11:

The ground
mounted 1-Mile advance sign heading on MA 3 North.
The overhead exit
sign over the recently repaved lanes and new traffic camera, not yet
accessible to the public, above the bridge.
OLD EXIT 14

A closeup of the
1-Mile advance sign for the next exit headed south, Route 228, courtesy
of the Patriot Ledger.
The 1/2 mile
advance sign with its appropriate milepost number based on the mile
marker.
The auxiliary
sign for Nantasket with its new number.
The Route 228
exit sign, and renumbered gore sign in the distance crossing into
Rockland.
Heading north
again, exits renumbered the night of December 10-11:
The 1-Mile
advance on the Old Exit 14 sign below, how long beyond 2 years will
signs like that be likely to stay?
The overhead exit
sign with the renumbered gore sign beyond. This was the hometown exit
heading northbound.
OLD EXIT 13
Southbound exit
numbers were changed between Norwell and Duxbury on the night of
December 3...
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 53 (to) Route 123 exit, no longer unlucky number
13.
The auxiliary
sign for Hanover Mall Drive with new number, the road currently leads to
the former Hanover Mall which was torn down last year and is being
redeveloped as "Hanover Crossing."
The 1/2 Mile
advance just prior to the three-lane bridge over Route 123, awaiting the
expansion of the rest of Route 3.
The renumbered
overhead sign at the Route 53 (to) Route 123 exit.
Closeup of the
gore sign, more small numbers, but there will be smaller numbers seen
below.
Signs along the
northbound lanes were placed on the night of December 9:

The 1-Mile
advance with the Old Exit 13 sign below.
The exit sign
with the confirmatory mile marker that this is (rounded) Mile 32.
The gore sign
with a decent size number.
OLD EXIT 12
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 139 exit (new photo from two days later), next to
the former rest area, now called the parking area.
Another 6 logo
Food Services sign for the Route 139 exit.
The 1/2 Mile
advance for the Route 139 exit, heading up hill.
The overhead at
the Route 139 exit ramp, with its new number.
The gore sign for
the Route 139 exit. The numbers keep getting smaller and smaller,
hopefully this is only temporary.
Heading north,
again these signs were placed the night of December 9:

The 1-Mile
advance, the construction signs are for a paving project that starts
just before the Route 139 exit.

The overhead at
the exit with a gore sign with a decently sized number in the distance.
OLD EXIT 11
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 14 exit, the new exit numbers after Route 139 were
put up overnight on December 3-4.
The overhead at
the Route 14 exit ramp through the early December solar glare.
Same problem with
the gore sign for the Route 14 exit ramp as with Route 139, small number
even harder to see in the afternoon light.
The 1-Mile
advance with its new number and Old Exit 11 sign heading north, no glare
problem seeing this.
The overhead exit
sign and gore sign in distance with yellow Old Exit 11 tab below.
OLD EXIT 10
The Food Service
sign for the upcoming Route 3A to Route 53 exit with its new milepost
number (20).
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 3A to Route 53 exit and yellow Old Exit 10 sign
below.
The overhead sign
for the Route 3A to Route 53 exit, again sorry for the glare.
Somewhat hard to
see, but the gore sign for this exit also has a very small number (20).
(New photo with less glare).
The 1-Mile
advance northbound and Old Exit 10 sign on support post just beyond the
Eel River bridge.
The overhead exit
sign with a normal size numbered Exit 20 gore sign in the distance.
OLD EXIT 9
The overhead
1-Mile advance sign for the next Route 3A exit with its new milepost
number (18).
The overheads at
the Route 3A exit showing the 3A exit with its new milepost number, but
the next exit, Smith Lane, with its sequential number.
The overhead exit
sign prior to the Route 3A bridge heading north (the advance sign is at
the ramp to Smith Lane, see below).
OLD EXIT 8
Due to the short
distance from the US 44 West exit, there is no 1 Mile advance sign for
the Smith Lane exit, so the first sign is the 1/2 mile advance which
gets the Old Exit 8 sign.
The overhead
gantry at the Smith Lane exit also has the 3/4 mile advance for the
Route 3A Kingston exit, the old exit sign is placed on the 1/2 mile
advance for that exit, no photo.
The gore sign for
the Smith Lane exit, these are what the numbers should look like on all
the signs.
OLD EXIT 7
First heading
south...
This overhead
sign was put up earlier this year. The exit tab was designed to hold the
2-digit milepost based number, but it looks like the overlay was placed
directly over the old exit number (see photo below), leaving too much
space on the right.

Heading north...

The 1/2 mile
advance, an 'orphaned' sign, not replaced during the last sign
replacement project in 2010. The Old Exit 7 sign was on the 1-Mile
advance, no photo.

The exit sign,
also an 'orphaned' sign.
OLD EXIT 6
The 1-Mile
advance of the US 44 East exit (its Exits 15 A/B the other direction)
with the Old Exit 6 sign obscured behind tree branches.
The blue
Attractions Services sign for the US 44 East Exit showing its the exit
to get to Plymouth Rock (and to be later disappointed as to how small it
is?).
The overhead
signs at the US 44 East/Samoset Street exit ramp. The pull through sign
is the only mention that Route 3 North and US 44 West run concurrently
between new exits 15 and 16.
The gore sign for
the US 44 East/Samoset Street Exit.
OLD EXIT 5
The 1-Mile
advance for the Long Pond Road exit, and a mile marker confirming the
number is correct.
The blue sign is
advising those who want to get to the service plaza off of Route 3
South, they should take the new Exit 13.
The overhead sign
at the Long Pond Road exit ramp, with renumbered gore sign in the
distance.
OLD EXIT 4 (SB)
The Plimoth
Plantation Highway exit uses diagrammatic signs and the Old Exit 4 sign
is along the left support.
The brown
auxiliary sign advertising Plimoth Plantation has the new exit number,
but not the new name for the attraction which is now Plimouth Pawtuxet
Museum.
The newly
numbered Plimoth Plantation Highway exit sign, the only left exit on
Route 3, due to the Highway being part of the original alignment for the
Route 3 Bypass of Plymouth, built before it became part of Braintree to
Cape Cod expressway.
A closeup of the
renumbered gore sign for the Plimoth Plantation Highway exit.
Since there is no
Plimoth Plantation Highway exit northbound, the next exit sign has been
revised...
OLD EXIT 3
The 1 Mile
advance sign for Clark Road, now Exit 7. The Boston Globe had an article
about the retirement community at Pine Hills having an advertising
slogan of Exit 3 off of Route 3 and not being happy with the change of
numbers.
Signage at the
exit, which is now the last 1-digit exit on Route 3 heading north.
OLD EXIT 2
The 1-Mile
advance for the first renumbered exit heading north on Route 3. The exit
is almost a 1/2 mile before the Mile 3 marker and could have been left
numbered as it was.
The first
auxiliary sign northbound to have a new exit number.
The overhead and
gore sign at the Route 3A North exit, the first of three between here
and Duxbury.
EXIT 1
Though not
renumbered, there was speculation of changes to the exit signs
northbound since under the old system, Route 3 North was an exit from US
6 West, now two exits after the Sagamore Bridge are numbered as Route 3
exits. Would this result in the shifting of exit tabs from the Route 3
sign to the US 6 exit sign? Not at least yet.
The signs at the
ramp to Scusset Beach Road, will the Exit 1B tab be moved to be over the
US 6 exit?
The gore signs
for the US 6 exit would have to be changed as well.
There may be
changes when US 6 is renumbered. The southbound signs approaching the
bridge have Exit 1C for Route 6A, which will now be Exit 55.
Will they change
the left tab to Exits 55-1B or simply remove the 1C reference? I will
post any changed I see when I document the exit changes on the Cape
later in December.
Route 25 exits
were renumbered the night of November 24-25:
The 1-Mile
advance sign for the US 6/MA 28 Wareham exit, with the Old Exit 2 sign
on the support post.
One of the
renumbered blue services sign or the new Exit 3.
Signs at the
exit, which is just after mile post 2.6.
There is actually
a 3-Miles advance sign for the final exit, US 6. Added so that people
can figure out how long the backup to the Bourne Bridge is in the
summer?
This old style
blue services sign, no logos, was not replaced, just the new exit number
added.
The 2-Miles
advance sign is an overhead variety, but the old exit sign is not on
this sign either.
The auxiliary
sign for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been updated with the
new exit number.
The 1-Mile
advance does include the Old Exit 3 sign, wouldn't it be better to put
this on the first advance sign for an exit, or at least the first
overhead sign?
Another updated
auxiliary sign.
The 1/2 mile
advance sign with its new number.
The last
renumbered sign approaching the exit ramp.
The renumbered
gore sign and Old Exit 3 tab below heading up the ramp to US 6.
The last exit on
I-195 East was not renumbered with the rest of the highway, but was done
more than two weeks later on November 23:
The 2-Miles
advance overhead for the I-495 North/MA 25 exit, new exit numbers were
placed on this sign the night of November 23-24.
The Old exits 22
A/B sign is on the 1-Mile advance support.
The 1/2 mile
advance diagrammatic sign with milepost indicating exit ramps at near
mile 39.7.
The overheads at
the ramp split. Notice there is only a gore sign for the Route 25 exit.
The rest of I-195
was renumbered from October 25 to November 5:
Signs renumbered
traveling along I-195 West from Wareham to Seekonk

The first
renumbered exit sign on I-195 West on the ramp from Route 25 West,
because there's no 1-Mile advance sign, the old exit sign was placed
here.
The 1/4 mile
advance sign with the new number is on the ramp from I-495 West.
The exit sign
with the new number and the newly numbered gore sign with an Old Exit 21
tab below.
Bonus signs from
I-195 East, taken October 27:
There is a 1-Mile advance sign for
this exit heading east.
The renumbered
exit sign heading east, and the new number gore sign in the distance,
back to heading west:
The next sign is
for the Route 105 exit, old Exit 2, 4 miles from the Route 28 exit.
The bridge
mounted sign at the exit, the milepost indicates that the new number is
correct.
A closeup of the
new Exit 35 gore sign with Old Exit 20 tab below.
The 1-Mile
advance for the next exit, North Rochester/Mattapoisett, New Exits 31 A
and B.
The very wide
gantry with the smallish exit signs at the ramp to new Exit 31 B, new
gore sign in distance.
Now in Fairhaven
and the renumbered 1-Mile advance for the short Route 240 South
expressway.
Another bridge
mounted exit sign for new Exit 29 with newly renumbered gore sign seen
in distance.

Heading into New
Bedford, the 1-Mile advance for Coggeshall Street, now Exit 28.

The overhead
gantry with the 1/2 mile advance for the Coggeshall Street exit also
includes the 1-Mile advance for Route 18 South, but no old exit tab,
thought to be too confusing here?
Nor is there any
old exit sign for Route 18 at the exit for Coggeshall Street.
Apparently the
exit renumbering contractor only had permission to remove the number
from the the Next Exit sign, but not the sign itself.
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 140 exits also does not have a old exit number
sign, this was placed on the 1/2 mile advance (no photo).
The numbers on
this auxiliary sign for the Route 140 exits has been updated.
Signage at the
Route 140 exits, this is now the first interchange in the state where
both routes have had their exits renumbered.
The exit sign for
Route 140 South, now Exit 24 A.
The 1-Mile for
the Faunce Corner/Faunce Corner Mall Roads exit, old Exits 12 B-A.
Signage at the
exit for Faunce Corner Road.
The 1-Mile
advance for the Reed Road exit in Dartmouth, now Exits 19 B / A.
The signs at the
first exit ramp. Now
more than 1/2 way between Wareham and the RI border.
The 1-Mile advance for the South Route
88 exit, does the new number in the exit tab look a little "dirty" to
you?
The new number on
the exit tab looks a little 'dirty' here too. Perhaps its sand colored
for Horseneck Beach?
The first advance
signs for both Route 24 exits, apparently giving them two different exit
numbers, is now seen as too confusing, though they are a mile apart.
As the mile
marker indicates, the Route 24 exit is closer to Mile 15 then 14.
As with the Route
24 North, the yellow old exit sign is attached to the 1/2 mile advance
sign, not the 1 mile.
The older bridge
mounted signage at the ramp to Route 24 South with the new exit numbers,
with the Exit 14 A text is squeezed into the space for 2 numbers.
Old signs also
remain at the ramp to the Route 81 South and Pleasant Street exits.
Newer overhead
signs along the C/D lanes of I-195 West with new exit numbers, and the
gore sign for new Exit 13 with old exit tab seen just above the Jersey
barrier.
The overhead sign
with the new exit number for the Pleasant Street exit, with gore sign in
distance.
Across the Braga
Bridge approaching the renumbered 1-Mile advance for the Route 103 exit.
Overhead signs at
the ramp to Route 103 East, the second to last 2-digit number exit on
I-195 West.
The 1-Mile
advance for the former Exit 3 in Swansea.
The signage for
the exit ramp beyond the bridge.
The 1-Mile
advance for the last renumbered exit, Route 136.
New exit number
displayed on auxiliary sign for Route 136 exit.
Example of exit
renumbering on a blue services sign, in this case for gas stations at
the Route 136 exit.
The last
renumbered overhead exit sign and gore sign headed west on I-195 in
Swansea.
The lone
remaining 1 Mile advance sign keeping its exit number, for the Route
114A exit in Seekonk.
The last exit
sign on I-195 West, keeping its original number.
However, not all
exits on I-195 had been renumbered, here are the signs at the end
of I-195 East:
I assume this
exit was not forgotten about and will be given new numbers at the same
time Route 25 is renumbered starting the night of November 8.
Route 140
renumbered from October 18 to 22:
Heading north
toward Route 24 on October 19, the day after the renumbering project
started. Only the Route 24 exit had new numbers:

The 1-Mile
advance overhead with new exit number and yellow old exits number tab on
support post, only the 1-mile advance gets the tab.

The next sign,
there is no 1/2 mile advance, with the new number.
The new exit
numbers on the overheads at the Route 24 North ramp.
The gore sign
with the new number and yellow old exit tab at the Route 24 ramp.
The newly
numbered 'exit' sign for Route 140 South, partially hidden by a traffic
signal. Turning around and heading south:
The southbound
signs at the Route 24 South 'exit'.
The Route 24
North 'exit' sign partially obscured by one of the traffic
signals.
Continuing
further south on October 25 after all the signs had been renumbered,
here's the new number on the ramp from Route 24 North to Route 140
South, which includes the old exit tab, as does the same sign on 140
itself:
The old exit
number tabs typically are only one the 1-Mile advance sign, but there's
not one for this exit heading south.
The overheads
with the new numbers for both the County Road and Stevens Street exits.
A closeup view of
the renumbered gore sign and old exit tab below for the County Road
exit.
The large gore
sign for the Stevens Street exit was not changed to a standard variety,
the old exit tab was placed on the right support post under the sign,
The 1-Mile
advance for the Route 79 exit with its new number and yellow Old Exit 10
sign on the support post.
As stated above,
while the exit number is changed, the small Old Exit number signs will
only be placed on the first advance sign, not subsequent ones, such as
this 1/2-mile sign for Route 79.
The renumbered
sign at the exit ramp and gore sign with the other yellow old exit
number tab below it, the same sign last week:
Route 79 exit's
numbers were changed the night of October 20.
The 1-Mile
advance for the next exit, County Road in Lakeville, with the Old Exit 9
sign on the support post.
The 1/2 mile
advance with just the new exit number.
The exit sign at
the ramp to County Road.
Closeup of the
gore sign for the former Exit 9.

The newly
renumbered 1-Mile advance sign for the Chace Road exit, the last
renumbered exit.
The 1/2 mile
advance with its new exit number, based on the mile marker it appears
the 1/2 mile advance is 4/10 of a mile from the 1-Mile advance sign.
The exit sign
with its new number is on the other side of the bridge from the exit
ramp.
The new Exit 10
gore sign with the yellow Old Exit 8 tab below, for the last renumbered
exit. I do not care much for the font of the new number overlays.
The remaining
exits on MA 140 keep their existing numbers, starting with Braley
Road. Turning around and heading north some more examples of new
exit number signage:
The new numbers
start with the 1-Mile advance sign for Chace Road in Freetown.
The new numbered
overhead and gore sign for the northbound exit.
The 1-Mile
advance for the Lake Road exit and its Old Exit 9 sign attached to the
support post.
The new numbers
on the signs at the County Road exit do match up with the closest mile
marker.
The 1-Mile
advance sign for the Route 79 exit with its new number and old exit
number sign.
The numbers on
the blue services signs have been changed as well, here for the Route 79
exit.
The newly
numbered exit sign and gore sign beyond as Route 140 enters Taunton.
The 1-Mile
advance sign for the single Stevens Street exit heading northbound with
its Old Exit 11 sign attached.
The exit number
for the Galleria Mall Drive auxiliary sign also has been changed.
The changed
number overhead and gore signs for the Stevens Street exit.
Next up: Photos
from Interstate 195
Rhode Island Exit
Renumbering Progress in 2020
RI 24
Work started on
the exit sign replacement/exit renumbering project in March. As of the
weekend of June 13-14 all the signs were up, though RIDOT stated work
was continuing the following week. The photos start on RI 24 South to
Portsmouth then return to the Massachusetts border:
In addition to
putting up all the new signs, new mile markers were also placed in early
June heading the correct direction with Mile 0 being at the southern end
of RI 24.
The new 1-Mile
advance for Fish Road with the new Exit number 5, and Old Exit 6 tab on
top, partially hidden by branches.
A new auxiliary
sign has also been added indicated Tiverton is reached by the next 2
exits.
The new 1/2 mile
advance sign for Fish Road, in the distance is a RI 24 South Mile 6
marker.
The overhead sign
at the Fish Road exit ramp, new exit number gore sign seen in distance.
The new 1/2 mile
sign with new exit number (4) for the now RI 77/RI 138 North exit (sign
drops To RI 177) is partially blocked by South RI 24 reassurance marker
and hidden in tree branches.
The overhead sign
at the exit ramp, and new small gore sign with yellow Old Exit 5 tab
below in distance. Existing and new signs for the next 2 exits can be
seen in the Previous Photos section.
New signs are
also up for the last exit on RI 24 South, this the 1/2 mile advance.
(Would this be better signed as TO RI 114 North since the last exit was
also for RI 138 South?)
Just prior to the
exit is the newly installed South RI 24 Mile 1 marker.
The last new
overhead exit sign and gore sign on RI 24 South. Turning
around....
But first, am I
getting on the ramp to MA 24 North or RI 24 North?
The new 1-Mile
advance sign for the Boyds Lane exit as seen from ramp to RI 24 North.
The new North RI
24 Mile 1 marker can be seen at the end of the entrance ramp.
The new 1/2 mile
advance sign for the Boyds Lane exit.
A new auxiliary
sign for the Boyds Lane exit for people looking for other bridges or
education.
The new overhead
exit ramp sign for Boyds Lane, images for the new signs for the next
exit can be seen in Previous Photos section.
The existing exit
tab for the RI 77/RI 138 exit has been revised to show the new exit
number and add a yellow old exit number tab above.
The overhead sign
at the exit ramp with the same exit number revision and new yellow old
exit number tab.
The new overhead
1-Mile advance sign for Fish Road installed in early June with the new
exit number.
The overhead sign
at the exit ramp, just behind a new Mile 5.2 marker.

A closeup of the
rather small exit gore sign, and even smaller yellow Old Exit 6 tab.
This is the last Rhode Island exit, but not the last new sign...
They have also
installed new advance signs for the first Massachusetts exit, Route 81,
but they use RI 81 shields. RI 81 doesn't begin until 1/4 mile south of
the exit.
The last new
North RI 24 'enhanced' mile marker before the Massachusetts border.
The new 1/2 mile
advance sign for the MA 81 exit across the border, again using a RI 81
shield.
They also put up
a new I-195 advance sign. Notice no exit number, and Exit 2 Miles text.
If they did this due to the upcoming MassDOT Exit Renumbering Project,
they didn't need to worry, the current plan is for Route 24's exits to
stay the same through Exit 7, though it means that Exit 3 for I-195 West
is 2 miles from the border.
The only missing
new sign spotted was one of the blue service signs for the MA 81 exit at
the border, and if you're wondering how long Route 24 is in Rhode
Island, it's a little more than 7.6 miles.
PREVIOUS PHOTOS
Taken Memorial
Day weekend supports
for all the new signs had been put up, some of the new exit signs had
been placed at the southern end in Portsmouth, but no exit renumbering
for the first two exits in Tiverton had occurred.
Among other
things that still need to be done are placing new mile markers that
count miles going south to north, the current markers, like the one
above prior to the Fish Road exit in Tiverton, start at the Mass. border
and increase heading south.
The gantry for
the future exit sign with Exit 5 tab for Fish Road on RI 24 South can be
seen behind the current sign. There were also ground mounted supports in
place for the 1/2 mile advance sign.
The supports for
the future ground mounted advance sign for the RI 77 exit can be seen in
front of the damaged overhead sign it will be replacing.
A new auxiliary
sign for RI 138 North has been placed 1/4 mile before the RI 77 exit
southbound, RI 138 South joins RI 24 after the exit.
The new sign
gantry partially blocks the existing exit sign for RI 77, notice also
the Exit 5 gore sign which will be replaced by one indicating Exit 4.

The signs for the
Anthony Road exit on RI 24 South were put up when the new bridge was
constructed and will not be replaced, nor exit renumbered.
The only new exit
signs that had put up southbound were for the RI 138 (South/West) exit,
here's the 1/2 mile advance sign, with the old sign still up in front of
it.
The new overhead
at the exit ramp stands alone, the older sign was removed here.
Turning around and heading north...
Both advance
signs are new for the Hummock Avenue exits, this one the 1-Mile advance.
The new 1/2 mile
sign is partly hidden by branches.

The ramp sign is
newish, replaced as part of the bridge construction project.
The RI 77/RI 138
North exit sign in this direction also is new and will not be replaced,
though the exit number for it and the gore sign will be changed to 4.
The gantry for
the future 1/2 mile advance sign for Fish Road stands behind the current
sign.
As does the
gantry for the future overhead sign at the exit ramp. This was the last
new gantry seen, unknown whether RIDOT plans to updated the MA 81 exit
signs on their side of the border.
RI 10
Contractors
started placing the new exit numbers the week of February 17 and was
completed a week later:
US 1 (Old Exit 1 / New Exit 1A)
The signage at
the ramp to US 1 on RI 10 South, showing the old exit number tab on the
sign above the exit number and below the number on the gore sign.
Now heading north
on RI 10 with the first exit signs for US 1 North and I-95.
The exit
northbound is for US 1 North only. The wide gore sign with the yellow
old exit tab below.
I-95 (Old Exits 2 A/B / New Exits 1 B/ C)
The first advance
sign for the I-95 exit on RI South is prior to the RI 2 exit.
The ramp off of
RI 10 South serves both I-95 exits.
Heading back
north:
The old exit tab
over the I-95 South 1/2 mile advance sign is next to the sign on the
gantry itself, not on top like the I-95 North sign.
RI 2 (Old Exit 3
/ New Exit 2A)
The first sign
southbound is the 1/2 mile advance sign just after the Mile 2 marker.
The existing
Cranston auxiliary marker had its exit number changed creating an uneven
appearance.
The 1/4 mile
advance sign is at the 1.6 mile mark.
The 1/2 mile
advance sign northbound, the first RI 2 exit sign with old exit tab on
top.

The next sign
can't decide whether it's a short overhead or tall ground mounted 1/4
Mile advance sign.
The last of the
RI 2 signs also share the overhead gantry with the first sign for the
Industrial Park/Niantic Drive exit, a rare 1-Mile advance sign, heading
further on RI 10 North.
Industrial Park / Niantic Drive (NB) (Old Exit 4 / New Exit 2 B)
The 1/2 mile
advance is the second sign for this exit heading north on RI 10.
The final sign
for Industrial Park/Niantic Ave. shares the gantry with the first sign
for the Union Avenue exit, the left old exit tab mounted on the gantry
post.
Cranston Street (SB) (Old Exit 4 /New Exit 2B)
Heading south on
RI 10 new Exit 2B is for Cranston Street. Here the old exit tab is
mounted to the right of the sign.
The old exit tab
for the exit sign is now actually a ground mounted sign behind the
overhead support post.
Union Avenue
(New Exit 3A / Old Exit 5)
The first sign on
South RI 10 for Union Avenue is a temporary 1/4 Mile advance sign with
the old exit number.
The overhead sign
at the exit has the right number and, unlike the Cranston Street sign
seen in the distance, has the old exit tab on top.
The overhead
signs at the exit for Union Avenue feature one old exit tab on top, the
other on a separate sign behind. If you're are wondering about Exit 3B,
it is reserved for the future exit for US 6 West.
The new gore sign
for the Union Avenue exit.
Westminster Street / Olneyville Square (Old Exit 6 / New Exit 3C)
The only other
sign for the Westminster Street exit is this orange temporary sign also
directing traffic, for now, to US 6 West with a more permanent old exit
sign mounted below.
For those curious
about the US 6 / NC 10 interchange construction project, a photo heading
southbound prior to the Union Avenue exit:
Also spotted in
the construction area along RI 10 South:

RI 37
Contractors also
completed placing new exit number signs on RI 37 during February:
I-295 (WB) Exit Numbers (1 A/B) stay the same
RI 2 New London Avenue / Reservoir Avenue (Old Exits 2 A / B, New Exits
1 C / D)

The first sign
eastbound, the 1/2 mile advance has the old exit number tab at the
bottom, similar to the gore signs.
The advisory sign
for eastbound traffic about the exit number changes that didn't happen
until the winter of 2020.
The old exit
number tab in this case is mounted on the right support post of the
overhead exit sign.
While the old
exit number tab for RI 2 North is also on the support post, the Pontiac
Avenue sign has it on top.
Heading
westbound, the Pontiac Avenue old exit tab is mounted on the sign, but
the one for the two RI 2 exits is ground mounted just in front of the
sign.
The overhead exit
sign for RI 2 North in this direction with the yellow old exit tab on
the support post.
The old exit
information for RI 2 South, however, is on a separate sign behind the
overhead support post.
Behind this
closeup of the new RI 2 South exit gore sign you can see the 1/2 Mile
advance sign for I-295 with the same exit numbers.
Pontiac Avenue /
Pastore Govt. Center (Old Exit 3 / New Exit 1E)
The signs for
Pontiac Avenue features the only case of an E suffixed exit in Rhode
Island.
The overhead
signs at the Pontiac Avenue exit feature, unlike most similar signs,
both yellow old exit tabs on top of the new exit number tab.
Interstate 95 (Old Exits 4 A/B New Exits 2 A/B)
The 1/4 Mile
advance sign for I-95 South on RI 37 East does not feature an old exit
number tab.
The old exit
number tabs on the overhead signs at the I-95 South exit ramp feature
one on the top to the left of the sign, the other on the right support
post.
The old exit tabs
for the next overhead signs are back on top.
The first sign
for the I-95 North exit headed west has the old exit number tab on the
lower horizontal support beam, the RI 37 exit number change advisory
sign in distance.
The signage for
the I-95 South exit heading west on RI 37 is diagrammatic, the old exit
sign placed in front of it, the one for I-95 North to the right of that
sign.
Closeup of the
new gore sign for the I-95 North exit ramp.
The second
diagrammatic for I-95 South, with ground mounted old exit tab, the old
exit tab for the Pontiac Avenue 1/2 Mile advance sign is on the top.
US 1 / Post Road (EB) (New Exits 3 A/B Old Exits 4 A/B)
The exit only
overhead for US 1 South features an old exit tab on one of the
horizontal support posts.
The overheads at
the split of the ramps at the end of RI 37 East have old exit number
tabs also on the horizontal support beams.
The exit gore
signs at the split of the US 1 North and South ramps have the new exit
number, but no yellow old exit number tab.
I-195
The next phase of
exit renumbering started with I-195 on January 28. The following photos
were taken on February 9 after most of the project had been completed.
Starting westbound:
The variable
message sign and small green sign beyond indicate the exit renumbering
project along I-195 has begun.
The first new
exit number sign is for the To 103/US 44 (East) exit in East Providence,
Old 6, Now 2. The exit signs are new, in place after a bridge
reconstruction project, and feature too small lower case text.

The 1/2 mile
advance is an overhead sign, with the same too small text problem.
As the I-95 exit
sign reads, New Exit 2 is 2 miles from the end of I-195 West in
Providence, the rest of the exits use Mile 1.
The new milepost
based number gore sign, the old exit tab below is partially hidden.
The 1/2-Mile
advance sign for the Gano Street exit, former Exit 3, now Exit 1D,
partially hidden by brush.
The Gano Street
1/4 mile advance sign with the Old Exit 3 tab on top.
The gantry with
the exit sign for Gano Street also features the 1/2 mile advance sign
for US 44 West, formerly Exit 2. The new gore sign for Exit 1D can be
seen further in the distance.
The overhead exit
ramp sign for the US 44 West has the last new exit number heading west
on I-195.
The numbers for
the exits after the split of ramps for I-95 at the end of I-195 West
remain the same.
The exit for Eddy
Street uses the ramp to I-95 South while you must use the ramp to I-95
North to access Point Street.
Turning around
and heading back east:
Signage at the
beginning of I-195 East with new numbers for the Gano Street and US
44/RI 103 East exits and yellow old exit tabs above. The right support
post used to have a sign indicating there was no Exit 1.
Gano Street is
now Exit 1A heading eastbound, vs. 1D westbound.

The new milepost
based gore sign for the Gano Street exit.

The overhead
signs for the RI 103 and US 44 exits, as the Old Exit 4 tab indicates,
the US 44 exit is now split into two separate exits.

The overhead exit
sign for US 44 East, now split into B and C exit ramps.

Closeup of the
new gore sign for the US 44 East exit with the signs for the split
between US 44 and Riverside Avenue seen in the distance on the right and
the exit sign for RI 103 in the distance on the left.
Closeup of new
Exit 1D gore sign for the RI 103 exit ramp on I-195 East.
The 1-Mile
advance sign for RI 114 is missing its top, perhaps with a new exit
number yet to be installed , while the Broadway exit is now Exit 2A.
The exit sign for
the Broadway exit, New Exit 2A, has a couple extra street, Warren and
Pawtucket Avenues, listed.
The 1/2 mile
overhead is complete for RI 114 South, an earlier ground mounted sign
can be seen behind it.

This overhead
gantry has the 1/4 mile advance sign for the last RI exit for US 6. This
exit is actually past milepost 3, but perhaps due to the short distance
after the RI 114 exit, they decided to make it Exit 2C.
The new number
gore sign for the RI 114 South exit,
The exit sign for
the US 6/Pawtucket Avenue exit, featuring the too small lower case
lettering as seen heading west, the last new exit number sign in Rhode
Island.
Additional photo,
not of new exit signs, but reassurance markers missing their directional
banners, heading west after the Gano Street exit:
This part of
I-195 also carries US 6 and US 44 West and US 1A (or is it RI 1A?).
There are no reassurance markers for US 6 or 44, those routes only
appear on the overhead signage. US 1A has a reassurance marker but does
not appear on any signs.
Here is a traffic
camera image taken the January 29 showing exit numbers change for former
Exits 2, 4 and 5 headed east near the interchange with I-95:

RI 146 EXIT
NUMBERING (2019-2020)
As part of the RI
effort, though under a separate contract, mile based exit numbers were
added to RI 146 between Providence and the Massachusetts state line
starting in 2019. The contract has 2 parts. Part 1 added mileage based
exit numbers to new signage going up between RI 99 and the Mass. border
and new exit number signs to support posts of the remaining exits along
with new mileage based exit number gore signs. During Part 2 the exit
signs themselves will be replaced in 2020. Here are photos of the
signage put up during the first part of the contract:
Starting at the
southern end at I-95 and heading north:
An 'Exit 1' sign
has been added to the support post for the existing Branch Avenue exit
overhead sign.
The new Exit 1
gore sign for the Branch Avenue exit, the to be replaced RI 15 exit 1
mile advance sign can be seen in the distance.
An 'Exit 2' sign
has been added to the support post at the RI 15/Mineral Springs exit in
North Providence.
The new gore sign
for the RI 15/Mineral Springs Road exit.
The next exit is
4, with a sign posted on the support post before the Twin River Road
bridge in Lincoln.
The new Exit 4
gore sign for the Twin River Road exit, with 4.4 mile marker
behind, confirming the right number.
An Exit 5 sign
attached to the support post of the overhead RI 123 exit sign, with new
gore sign seen in the distance.

An Exit 7 sign is
mounted to the support post for the RI 116 exit sign approaching I-295
on RI 146 North.
A temporary exit
sign due to ongoing construction followed by a new RIDOT truck toll
gantry.
The support post
for the overhead signs at the I-295 North ramp has an Exit 8A sign
(taken from the express lanes on RI 146 North, next time I'll use the
local lanes).
The Exit 8B sign
is on the support post for the I-295 South exit sign prior to the I-295
bridges.
As seen from
under the I-295 bridges, the new gore sign for the I-295 South exit.
The new Exit 8C
sign is posted on the support prior to the RI 99 exit at mile marker
8.4.
The new gore sign
for the RI 99 North exit, the freeway temporarily ends beyond the bridge
in the distance.
Prior to the
start of the next freeway section, the 1/2 mile advance sign support get
the Exit 10 sign, this is the last sign northbound to replaced under
Part 2 of the RI 146 sign replacement project later in 2020.
The overhead exit
sign was replaced under Part 1 of the replacement project and has an
Exit 10 tab, the gore sign had been placed back in the spring of 2019.

Here's the
previous overhead signage at the RI 146 North exit, after the Exit 10
gore sign had been placed.

A closeup of the
gore sign with the new number for the RI 146A North exit from last
summer.

The new North RI
146 reassurance marker following the North RI 146A exit.

The 1/2 mile
advance sign for RI 114 with new exit number, 11, prior to old overhead
sign not yet taken down in 2019.
The overhead exit
sign prior to the ramp to RI 104, the bridge over RI 104 is under
construction.

A closeup of the
gore sign taken in the summer of 2019.

The 1-mile
advance sign with new exit number, 13, for he Pound Hill Road exit.

This auxiliary
sign for the Pound Hill Road exit has also been installed as well as....

The 1/2 mile
advance sign, the last new exit sign going northbound until the fall of
2019.
The overhead sign
at the ramp to Pound Hill Road was installed later in 2019.

There is a new
Exit 13 gore sign at the Pound Hill Road off-ramp.
The first sign
for the last RI 146 exit is a 3/4 mile advance sign in between ramps for
Pound Hill Road.
The next sign is
only 1/4 mile away, another ground mounted sign.
The auxiliary
sign for the RI 146A exit is an overhead version, guess they thought
drivers would really want to know how to get to RI 5 and 102.
The exit sign is
an overhead version as well, the last exit on RI 146 North before the
Massachusetts border.

A closeup view of
the Exit 14 gore sign, put up in the spring of 2019.
Turning around
and heading back south on RI 146
The Rhode Island
Welcome Sign. Are you not welcomed if you do not stay in lane?

The 1-Mile
advance sign with new exit number for RI 146A heading south, couldn't
they make the route numbers a little bigger?

The auxiliary
sign south bound is not an overhead sign.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign, some trees were cut down in front of it to help with
visibility.
The overhead exit
sign for RI 146A at milepost 14.6.

The new Exit 14
gore sign. Also appears to be new To RI 5/102 trailblazers along the
ramp.
A closeup view of
the ground mounted 1-Mile advance sign for Pound Hill Road right after
the RI 146A off-ramp.
One of the new
South RI 146 reassurance marker following the RI 146A on-ramp in North
Smithfield.
The 1/2 Mile
advance sign for Pound Hill Road with its new exit number.
A new auxiliary
sign for Pound Hill Road, featuring the CVS District Center.
The overhead exit
sign for Pound Hill Road and new gore sign at the off-ramp.
The new 1-Mile
advance sign for the RI 104 exit and another reassurance marker.
The one new brown
auxiliary attractions sign along RI 146 South.
The 1/2 mile
advance in front of one of the new bridges built over RI 146 in recent
years.
The exit sign for
RI 104 is ground mounted, unlike the other exits further north.
The new gore sign
for the RI 104 exit, now Exit 11.
The new 1/2 mile
for the Sayles Road exit does not feature an exit number, possibly
because the ramp is after the RI 146 freeway ends temporarily in North
Smithfield.
The freeway ends
at the merge with RI 146A South ahead. The recently placed sign
indicates traffic should be in the left lane to access that route
heading north.
The next sign is
directed at both traffic on RI 146 headed for RI 146A North and merged
traffic from RI 146A South looking for RI 146 North.
The Sayles Road
'exit' sign opposite the left lane ramp to North RI 146/RI 146A.
After the Sayles
Road ramps there is a small sign advising traffic how to get to T.F.
Green Airport.
The intersection
with Reservoir Road just prior to the re-start of the freeway has
received an Exit 9 gore sign despite a short ramp that ends at a stop
sign trying to access RI 146 South.
The support post
here has a sign with 3 new milepost based exit number, for I-295 South
and North and RI 116.
There is a
separate sign for I-295 South's new exit number on the support post
prior to the ramp, it appears the sign for I-295 North is in more need
of replacement.
The new number
for I-295 North, hopefully the next sign will not say 'Boston, Ma.'
The gore sign for
the I-295 North exit, placed in the spring of 2019.
The contractor
has also placed most of the other new number gore signs along the RI 146
South from I-295 to at least RI 15, by end of June 2019:
The gore sign for
the North RI 116 exit, Exit 7A.

The existing
overhead sign and new exit number, 5, gore sign for the RI 123 exit.
(also new exit number 6 gore sign at RI 246 exit, not photographed).

Hard to see, but
the new exit number for the Twin River Road (and Casino) exit is 4B.

The new exit
number gore sign for the RI 246/Old Louquisset Pike exit is 4A.

The last new exit
number gore sign I photographed was at the RI 15 exit in North
Providence, new Exit 2.
Images of new
exit numbers and signs on RI 4 and RI 403 taken on March 17, 2019:
RI 4

The first new
sign southbound with new exit number is the 1/4 advance sign for the RI
401 exit just after leaving I-95.

The sign at the
exit ramp is also new with the Old Exit 8 tab, however, the pull through
sign was not replaced.

The new gore sign
with yellow old exit tab below for the RI 401 exit.

The 1-Mile
advance sign for the RI 403/RI 402 exit was replaced although the exit
number did not change.

The overhead 1/2
Mile advance sign was not replaced, the mile marker below is for Mile 8.

The 1 1/2 mile
advance overhead sign was given the new exit number and old exit number
tab. The new exit signs to come no longer include the south direction.

The new 3/4 mile
advance sign for the RI 2 exit is ground mounted, as was the original
sign (see photos below).

The new ramp sign
is partially obscured by trees, hope they plan to take care of this
problem before spring comes.

New gore sign
with the new number, 5 and the old number, 6, tab on RI 4 South.

The exit number
was changed on this auxiliary sign for the upcoming RI 2/RI 102 exit.

New 1-Mile
advance sign for the RI 2/RI 102 exits, the text of the VMS sign beyond
was special for St. Patrick's Day.

The 1/2 Mile
advance duplicates the 1-Mile.

Another revised
auxiliary sign, this for the commuter rail station in Wickford.

The new exit
number gore sign for the first RI 2/RI 102 exit with the old exit tab
below.

The new
ground-mounted sign for the second RI 2/RI 102 exit.

The new gore sign
with old exit number tab for the last exit on RI 4 South in Exeter.

If you doubt this
is the last exit on RI 4 South, there's this sign for confirmation.
Turning around and heading north...

The 1-Mile
advance sign for the combined RI 2/RI 102 exit heading northbound.

This new tall
blue services sign apparently is leaving room for additional logos in
the future.

The new 1/2 mile
advance sign for now Exit 3 is somewhat of a let down after the services
sign.

The mile marker
helps confirm the new exit number on the ramp sign for the RI 2 /
RI 102 exit is correct.

The new exit
number gore sign for the RI 2 / RI 102 exit on RI 4 North.

The new
ground-mounted 1-mile advance sign with new exit number for the RI 2
exit on RI 4 North in East Greenwich.

The 1/2 mile
was the same, and then the ramp sign with different length supports due
to it being mounted on a hill.

The new gore sign
for the RI 2 exit followed by the unchanged overhead 1-mile advance sign
for the RI 403 exit (photos of new exit numbers on that route below).

The auxiliary
sign for New England Tech sports the new exit number for the RI 401 exit
ahead.

The new RI 401
exit 1-Mile advance sign features RI 2 and I-95 which should have a 'To'
in front of them, and a North for I-95.

The new auxiliary
sign has the new number, but would it be simpler just to say Division
Street?

The new 1/4 mile
advance sign is only for the RI 401 East exit.

The 1/4 mile
overhead for the RI 401 exit does not have an old exit number tab and
doesn't include RI 2.

The ramp sign for
the RI 401 exit does have an old exit number tab and includes both RI 2
and I-95 shields.

The mile marker
confirms that this last gore sign on RI 4 North has the correct exit
number.
RI 403

RIDOT installed
new exit signs with exit numbers, this the 1-mile advance for the West
Davisville Road exit, now numbered Exit 2.

The new 1/2 Mile
advance sign with the same text.

For the overhead
ramp sign, a new exit number tab was placed on top of the existing sign.

The new Exit 2
gore sign, now no longer hidden behind the previous version (see photo
below).

The 1/2 mile
advance sign for the US 1 / Davisville Road exit is now redundant since
a new tab was placed on the old sign which had exit in its text.

This advance sign
could have taken advantage of the new exit number and said Exit 3
instead of Davisville Road.

Again, a new exit
number 3 tab was placed on the existing overhead signs at the exit ramp
to US 1 /Davisville Road.

The new exit
number 3 gore sign and new overhead signage showing a split into Exit 3A
(US 1) and Exit 3B (Davisville Road).

A closer view of
gore sign at the split of the ramps for US 1 and Davisville Road
eastbound, the last exit. Turning around...

The first exit
sign westbound is the 1/2 mile advance for the TO US 1 / Post Road exit,
a new Exit 3 tab placed on the existing sign.

Likewise for the
overhead ramps sign, a new Exit 3 tab sits on top of the existing sign.

The new Exit 3
gore sign is also no longer hidden behind the old sign as it was in
early December. This is the last numbered exit westbound.

The exit signs
for RI 4 were not given numbers, this being a new sign for the RI 4
exit.

The existing
signs at the RI 4 ramp split still are missing a shield for the RI 4
exit.
Earlier Photos
taken in December 2018:
On December 10,
2018, RIDOT started placing new exit numbers, and in some cases, new
signs, along RI 4 and RI 78, and adding exit numbers to RI 403 and the
Airport Connector. These photos were taken early in the project on
December 14:
RI 4

Seen through
glare is one of 2 advisory signs informing drivers of the upcoming exit
number change, this southbound after the I-95 ramp.

Sign posts have
been placed for a new exit sign for the RI 2 South exit, new Exit 5.

The new Exit 5
gore sign for RI 2 South with Old Exit 6 tab sits behind the old Exit 6
sign waiting for the rest of the new signs to be installed.

New sign posts
await a new Exit 4 1-Mile advance sign for RI 102 on RI 4 South.

Another set of
support posts await a new numbered (3A/B) 1/2 mile advance sign for RI
102 on RI 4 South.

The sign
contractor (Liddell Bros.) at work at the exit ramp to RI 102 North.

Another new gore
sign with new number sitting behind former exit number sign to be
removed when the remainder of the new exit signs for RI 102 are put up.

New sign posts
await new Exit 3B ramp sign at RI 102 South exit off of RI 4 South.

The new gore sign
for Exit 3B has also been installed behind the Exit 5B sign awaiting
removal when all the RI 102 exit signs are put up. This is the last exit
on RI 4 South. Turning around and heading back north, another advisory
sign:

Another exit
renumbering advisory sign at the start of the freeway portion at mile 2.

Newly installed
support post await new Exit 3 sign for RI 102 exit in RI 4 North.

Though not
completely visible, the new Exit 3 gore sign, with Old Exit 5 tab, is
behind the soon to be removed exit sign for RI 102.

Contractors had
not gotten around to placing new exit sign posts for this RI 2 1-Mile
Advance sign on RI 4 North.

New Exit 5 gore
sign with Old Exit 6 tab hidden behind Exit 6 sign to be removed when
the rest of the RI 2 exit signs are updated. The RI 403 sign in the
background will not be changed due to the exit number not changing.

This overhead
will not change either, more on RI 403 below.

New support posts
up for future 1-Mile Advance sign for RI 401 exit which will now be
Exits 9A-B.

New posts also up
for the 1/2 Mile Advance sign.

The Exit 9A gore
sign with Old Exit 8A tab currently hidden by the soon to be removed
Exit 8 gore sign for the RI 401 East exit northbound.

Similar scene
with the new Exit 9B sign, hidden behind Exit 8B until all the new signs
for the RI 401 exit are put up.
RI 403
As part of the
same renumbering contract, RIDOT is putting up new exit numbers for the
4-mile RI 403 expressway, 2 new numbers heading east, and 1 west:
Starting
eastbound, new exit signs will be going up.

New support posts
had been placed for new 1-Mile Advance sign for West Davisville Road
exit, to be numbered 2, on RI 403 East.

Presumably an
Exit 2 tab will be placed on top the overhead sign in this location
(there is no Exit 2 westbound).

The new Exit 2
gore sign is hidden behind the old sign, soon to be removed when the new
exit signs go up eastbound.

No posts for the
1/2 mile advance sign for the US 1 exit, at least yet, or the sign will
remain with a new Exit 3 A/B tab.

A new thin Exit 3
gore sign stands behind the old, soon to be removed exit sign at the
beginning of the ramp to the US 1/Davisville Road exit.

The old gore sign
mostly hides the new Exits 3A/3B sign at the ramp split for US 1 and
Davisville Road. This is the last exit eastbound on RI 403. Turning
around and heading west:

Presumably this
overhead sign will get a Exit 3 tab in the near future.

The new Exit 3
gore sign is currently hidden by the old Exit sign until all the US 1
exit signage is updated. This is the only exit westbound.
I hope to
return early in the New Year to see all the new signage and exit numbers
up along Routes 4, 72, 403 and the Airport Connector.
RIDOT says they
are working on the timetable to renumber the exits on I-95, I-195, RI
10, RI 24 and RI 37.
Images of the
new exit numbers on I-295 and RI 99 (December 2017):
Photos of each of
the exits taken on December 11, 2017 starting on I-295 at the
Massachusetts border and moving south, just like the project. Signs may
be from either direction of the highway:
New Exit 22/Old
Exit 11:

The first,
1-Mile advance, sign is just over the Massachusetts border. The yellow
old exit tab is above the revised exit number tab, which some sign
engineers have expressed concern due to extra wind loading.

The 1/2 mile
advance sign with a similar set up.

Before the exit
there is an advisory sign about the exit renumbering project. How long
after the project is finished will the sign be taken down?

For the exit
itself, RIDOT uses cantilever overhead signage, and places the old exit
number tab along the sign support.

The exit gore
sign resembles that in the plan above with the yellow old exit tab
below, somewhat obscured by the reflector sign at the gore itself.

The 1/2 mile
advance sign northbound is overhead instead of ground mounted so it
receives the old exit tab on the sign support.

The final new
exit number sign heading into Massachusetts.
New Exit 20/Old
Exit 10:

The one mile
advance sign for the next exit, RI 122.

The 1/2 mile
advance heading down hill toward the Blackstone River bridge.

The overhead exit
ramp sign just prior to the bridge.

The 1/2 mile sign
the opposite direction.

The project also
included changing the exit numbers on the blue services signs.
The exit ramp
sign with the yellow old exit tab on the cantilever sign support.
New Exit 18/Old
Exit 9:
The 1-Mile
advance sign is the only ground mounted sign heading south on I-295.
The 1/2 mile
advance overhead sign has the old exit tab on the cantilever support.
This is the first exit southbound with two off-ramps.
The overhead
gantry holds the exit signs with the Old exit tab on the right support,
and possibly hard to spot.
The new gore sign
at the RI 146 North ramp, the new and old exit numbers continue the
pattern of the new numbers being twice the old ones.

The 1/2 mile sign
northbound is ground-mounted.

The existing
brown attractions guide sign for Twin River Casino got a new pasted
number that now lacks a space between Exit and the number.
The northbound
ramp signage is similar to that southbound.
New Exit 15/Old
Exit 8:

The one-mile
advance sign heading south, the streak of old x 2= new is over.

This
bridge-mounted exit sign for RI 7 South does not have a corresponding
old exit number sign.
The 1-Mile
Advance sign heading northbound (solar glare not a problem in this
direction).

Exit numbers also
change on the auxiliary signs, in this case for the RI 7 North exit.
These overhead
signs have the yellow old exit tab on the right support.
Same case here
with this bridge-mounted sign, no old exit number sign, though is one on
gore sign in distance.
New Exit 12/Old
Exit 7:
The 1-Mile
advance sign for the US 44 exit southbound, yellow old exit number tab
on top.
The 1/2 mile
advance sign at the start of the long downhill run to the exit.

Blue services
sign heading northbound with changed number for the US 44 exit.

The exit numbers
were changed, the yellow old exit number sign put up, but the damaged
sign not fixed approaching the US 44 ramps.
New Exit 9/Old
Exit 6

The 1-Mile
advance sign northbound is at the ramp for the previous exit. This is
the only 1 mile sign without an accompanying old exit number tab.

The 1/2 mile
advance southbound listing that there are 3 suffixed ramps for this exit
(though only A and C southbound).

Gore sign at the
ramp to US 6 West. As the numbers show, US 6 will no longer be Exit 6 on
I-295.
The other exit
southbound is now 9C with the former exit number on the support post.

Heading north
there are 3 exit ramps for the US 6 exit, the middle is actually for
I-295 South.
The C/D ramp sign
heading north does not include the list of suffixed exits A-B-C.

The I-295 exit is
now 9B. Schools had been let out, hence the buses on the C/D ramp.

The new number
and signage at the US 6 West exit on I-295 North.
New Exit 7/Old
Exit 5:

The 1-Mile
advance for the RI Resource Recovery Industrial Park (RIRRIP?). Notice
the old exit tab is on tab of the Exit 7 tab and not on the sign
support.

Same case for the
next (extra large) 1/2 Mile advance sign.

As was the case
with North I-295, the 1-Mile advance sign at the exit ramp for Exit 7
does not feature an old exit number tab.

The 1-Mile
Advance sign northbound also features the old exit number tab at the top
of the sign.
New Exit 6/Old
Exit 4:

The 1-Mile
advance sign heading northbound with the old exit tab on top of a
ground-level sign.

Here the yellow
old exit number tab is back on the sign support post.
Exit 3 did not
need to be changed. RIDOT did not place, like some other states have, a
confusing sign saying new Exit 3 is old Exit 3:

New Exit 1B/Old
Exit 2:

The 1/2 mile
advance sign. This and old Exit 1 are the only standalone exits that get
new suffixed numbers. This is not the end of the album, despite the
truck message.

The overhead has
signs for the last two exits. It appears that Rhode Island will not be
using Exit 0 in that Exit 1, now 1A is south of the Mile 1 marker.
New Exit 1A/Old
Exit 1:

The last exit
sign with a new number southbound, the yellow old exit tab partially
concealed by tree branches.

The last new gore
sign with the old exit number tab prior to merging onto I-95 South in
Warwick.
RI 99
As part of the
I-295 Exit Renumbering Project, RIDOT also placed an exit number on the
1 previously unnumbered exit on the highway. The new number, you
probably guessed, is 1. Here is the signage on RI 99 North:


Connecticut
The first
Massachusetts exit sign with a milepost based number was put up on I-395
in February 2016. It was for a Connecticut exit though. After that state
completed changing all of its numbers along I-395, a patch was put over
the 1 mile sign southbound across the Massachusetts border changing the
number from 100 to 53. This may be now the only one for a long time,
given MassDOT's reluctance to start their planned exit number conversion
project:

As for signage in
Connecticut along I-395. Here's the first milepost exit sign crossing
into that state southbound from Massachusetts for the same exit as
above:

The signage at
the East Thompson/Wilsonville exit ramp:

Image of the gore
signage:

As the photos
above show, only the first advance sign and the exit and gore sign get
an additional tab indicating the old exit number. These will be left up
for at least 2 years. Here are examples of other newly numbered exit
signs on I-395 heading further south:



The US 6 exit
includes the first new overhead signs with milepost based numbers:


Turning around
and heading north, some more overhead signage:




New exit numbers
were also installed on Secret CT 695, the stub of the Connecticut
Turnpike that connects I-395 to US 6, here is a photo of new exit
signage heading west toward I-395:
And here's
signage with milepost based numbers on CT 2A:
Another new exit
number sign on CT 2A:
For a full set of
photos of new signage along I-395 visit these two blog posts:
Check Out My Other Photo Pages:
Notes:
1. Polansky, Rob. 2020. "Exit signs to be replaced, renumbered on a few
CT highways starting today." WFSB. December 7. Downloaded from:
https://www.wfsb.com/news/exit-signs-to-be-replaced-renumbered-on-a-few-ct-highways-starting-today/,
Dec. 7, 2020
2. AARoads Forum, Northeast region, Connecticut News thread, Reply #
3033. Available at:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=1898.3025.
3. Mackin, Jean. 2019. "Gov. Chris Sununu vows to fight plan to
change highway exit numbers in NH," WMUR.com. November 27. Downloaded
from:
https://www.wmur.com/article/gov-chris-sununu-vows-to-fight-plan-to-change-highway-exit-numbers-in-nh/30031502,
Dec. 14.
4. GACIT. 2019. Governor's Advisory Council on Intermodal Transportation
(GACIT) Recommendations for the Ten-Year Transportation Improvement Plan,
2021-2030. December 2. p. 161/227. Downloaded from:
https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/typ/documents/book-typ-2021-2030gacit-to-gov.pdf,
December 17.
5. RIDOT. 2019. Bidding Opportunities, Construction Projects, Contract
No. 2019-CT-060. Downloaded from:
http://www.dot.ri.gov/contracting/bids/index.php, August 3.
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