Posts Tagged ‘bridge’
Jack’s Angle: New Urgency – John J. “Jack” Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary Recent announcements from the RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) require thinking through bridge financing with new urgency. The state has said that in view of a pending $400M budget deficit it can no longer provide additional funding for Providence schools, and now it has to deal…
Read MoreRhode Island sues 13 companies for negligence, breach of contract on Washington Bridge
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Governor Dan McKee, and the outside legal team of Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage announced the filing of a lawsuit against 13 companies that have provided design, construction, and inspection services to the State related to the Washington Bridge. The lawsuit seeks to hold accountable those companies responsible for the…
Read MoreWashington Bridge: READ 1st draft report, with dramatic findings. Lane changes, other bridges.
“…under sufficient load the bridge could fail with limited to no advanced warning”. Sentences similar to this are scattered throughout the draft of the first report to be received by RI DOT. This report is done by VN Engineers. While media outlets were quick to say they had obtained the report first – reporter Brian…
Read MoreEmergency bridge closure in Coventry
The Cahoone Road Bridge in Coventry, Rhode Island was closed on an emergency basis yesterday. Here is the announcement from RI DOT: The bridge, on the long Cahoone Road, was photographed here in 2018 by Tom Trigo. Trigo posts on the Facebook page: Rhode Island Nature, Biology, Geology and Photography – and we thank him…
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