R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-44: Construction of connecting highways.

As the construction of a highway from a point at or near the Kingston interchange on state route 3 (the same being interstate route 95) to a point at or near the Jamestown Bridge is necessary to effectuate the powers granted by this chapter, the general assembly shall appropriate the sum or sums as it may deem necessary to provide for the construction of the highway before the opening for traffic of the Newport Bridge.