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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the Walsh Construction Company has been selected to rebuild the westbound side of the Washington Bridge. The contract will cost $339 million ...
The writer, who helped designed the bridge, calls the mistakes RIDOT made in the wake of the shutdown "colossal." ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - Officials in Rhode Island say the Washington Bridge will not fully reopen until November 2028. They add it will cost $427 million to complete — far more than originally ...
“The Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation may have averted a costly and disastrous emergency closure of the Washington Bridge in December 2023 if it had followed recommendations in a detailed ...
He acknowledged that the bridge is part of a major artery in Rhode Island. NBC 10's Gabrielle Caracciolo reports on a new timeline and cost estimate for the Washington Bridge replacement.
In keeping with a rich history of bridge replacements in Rhode Island, the Washington Bridge has officially become a shining example of how things are done (or not done) in Rhode Island.
On March 27, Gov. Dan McKee announced that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation signed an agreement securing $220.9 million in federal funding to ...
The author, a civil engineer who worked on the original Washington Bridge design, criticizes the Rhode Island Department of Transportation's decision to demolish and replace the bridge. He argues ...