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An op-ed piece published in The Journal and written by the designer of the old westbound Washington Bridge alleged RIDOT ...
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation suddenly closed the westbound side of the Washington Bridge on Monday afternoon due to a critical failure of some original bridge ...
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has already paid more than $860,000 as of early February in costs related to the Washington Bridge closure.
RIDOT emails: Broken rods on Washington Bridge ‘more exposed’ due to construction by: Tim White , Ted Nesi , Eli Sherman Posted: Jan 30, 2024 / 06:14 PM EST ...
Dec. 11, 2023: RIDOT closes I-195 West at Washington Bridge. At 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, RIDOT closed the westbound side of the Washington Bridge.
(WJAR) — Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced it will be conducting its next round of controlled demolition of the Washington Bridge next week. The department said it will ...
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has agreed to hold public meetings about the Washington Bridge westbound closure, according to multiple state legislators who were ...
WATCH: RIDOT Director Peter Alviti discusses future of Washington Bridge (Story continues below. The Washington Bridge connects East Providence to Providence by carrying I-195 over the Seekonk River.
The new plan is intended to improve travel time on I-195 and to alleviate congestion while RIDOT comes up with and implements a solution to fix the westbound Washington Bridge span, which was ...
With the much-anticipated forensic analysis of the Washington Bridge's westbound span, as well as potential paths forward to repair or rebuild the span, due soon, The Journal took a look back at ...
PROVIDENCE – Nearly two months after the abrupt closure of the westbound span of the Washington Bridge thrust the state into commuter chaos, Peter Alviti, the top man in the state's Department ...