State lawmakers are proceeding with caution after Gov. Dan McKee announced that it will cost $427 million and take until at least November 2028 to rebuild the westbound Washington Bridge Friday.

shear failure, the failure of adjacent corbels might occur rapidly.” Engineers estimated that in 1992, repairs could cost anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000 per cantilever pair.

It will have five lanes instead of four, and I-195 West in East Providence will be widened by removing a lane on the approach to the bridge. There will be a new on-ramp from Gano Street and a new ...

Lawyers for the state of Rhode Island are denying counter-allegations made by two companies that worked on the Washington Bridge prior to the sudden closure of the westbound span in December 2023.

The writer, who helped designed the bridge, calls the mistakes RIDOT made in the wake of the shutdown "colossal." ...

After the state of Rhode Island sued 13 companies over the historic failure of the 195 Washington Bridge, two of the contractors suing are now firing back in court.