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PROVIDENCE, RI. – A critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns in December will need to be demolished and replaced, Gov. Dan McKee said Thursday.
“We’re going to fix the bridge, we’re going to make it right, and we’re going to make sure we keep people safe,” he said. Peter Alviti, director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, said the new bridge should be substantially completed with traffic flowing between March and September of 2026.
Alviti said the eastbound bridge is a separate structure. The state had a structural engineering company determine that it was safe to carry six lanes — and then had a second engineering company to review the first company’s work to confirm the bridge is safe, he said. “We caution that the costs cited today are only estimates,” they said, “and as we have seen in so many projects, construction costs have often exceeded original estimates.”The sudden westbound closure in mid-December initially wreaked havoc on traffic, turning a 40- to 45-minute drive into several hours, stranding commuters for hours and sending others veering off their normal path. Some schools closed and held classes remotely.
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