  {"id":106130,"date":"2026-01-05T19:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=106130"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:29:31","slug":"butterfield-road-closure-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/butterfield-road-closure-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterfield Road closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Jan. 5, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please be advised that <strong>Butterfield Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday, Jan. 6, through Wednesday, Jan. 14<\/strong>, during standard workday hours. The closure will span from the <strong>intersection of Complex Road to the intersection of West Alumni Avenue<\/strong>. Detour signage will be posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout this period.<\/strong> Please take caution when traveling in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-364x191.png 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-500x262.png 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-1000x523.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map-1280x670.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/Butterfield-Detour-Map.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This temporary closure is necessary to allow underground utility investigations in support of a future stormwater improvement project planned for summer 2026. These efforts are part of the University\u2019s ongoing commitment to enhancing campus infrastructure and environmental resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work to improve the 911±¬ΑΟ Kingston Campus. Thank you for your patience during this temporary disruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 5, 2026 Please be advised that Butterfield Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from Tuesday, Jan. 6, through Wednesday, Jan. 14, during standard workday hours. The closure will span from the intersection of Complex Road to the intersection of West Alumni Avenue. Detour signage will be posted. Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1866],"tags":[1857,1858,1856],"class_list":["post-106130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-911±¬ΑΟ-message","tag-audience-faculty","tag-audience-staff","tag-audience-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106130"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106225,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106130\/revisions\/106225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}