▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁However , ▁a ▁major ▁construction ▁project , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" I way " ▁is ▁currently ▁under ▁way ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁Inter state ▁ 1 9 5 ▁further ▁south , ▁thereby ▁re connect ing ▁the ▁district ▁with ▁Dow nt own . ▁ ▁Cont ained ▁within ▁the ▁Jew el ry ▁District ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁Jew el ry ▁Man ufact uring ▁Historic ▁District , ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Land marks ▁The ▁Fox ▁Point ▁H urr icane ▁Bar rier ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁feature ▁of ▁this ▁area . ▁The ▁bar rier ▁protect s ▁Prov idence ▁from ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁flo oding ▁like ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁end ured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁New ▁England ▁H urr icane ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁from ▁H urr icane ▁Carol . ▁In ▁both ▁storm s , ▁dow nt own ▁flo oded ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁over ▁eight ▁feet ▁at ▁some ▁locations . ▁Dow nt own ▁has ▁not ▁suffered ▁substantial ▁flo oding ▁since ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁bar rier . ▁ ▁A ▁segment ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 1 9 5 ▁that ▁sp ans ▁the ▁Jew el ry ▁District ▁and ▁Fox ▁Point ▁was ▁re located ▁south , ▁in ▁what ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( R ID OT ) ▁has ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" I way " ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁re location ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁Prov