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The crux of the state's lawsuit against 13 contractors involved in inspecting or working on the Washington Bridge is taking ...
An op-ed piece published in The Journal and written by the designer of the old westbound Washington Bridge alleged RIDOT ...
Why electric rates will be lower this winter; and RI's rising number of disability pensions for first responders.
“The Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation may have averted a costly and disastrous emergency closure of the Washington Bridge last December if it had followed recommendations in a detailed 1992 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The new bridge isn’t expected to be finished until late 2028. Many people expect traffic to worsen between now and then, but a spokesperson for the R.I. Department of Transportation (RIDOT) says ...