PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has started an assessment of the Claiborne Pell Bridge as the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended dozens of bridges ...

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority is working on the National Transportation Safety Board’s request to figure out how vulnerable the Pell Bridge is to collapse from vessel collisions.

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority responded to the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation to assess the Newport Pell Bridge after the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.