RI bridge could be at risk for collapse, federal officials warn. Here's what to know.
Officials warned that bridges around the country could face a similar risk to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, ...
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RI's bridges need suicide prevention barriers. Until then, use temporary measures: Guest View
We are profoundly concerned about the ripple effect every attempted and completed suicide has on the residents of Rhode ...
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RITBA has lane closures scheduled for Newport Claiborne Pell Bridge (March 24 – 27)
The Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority has published its weekly list of lane closures for area bridges. While Jamestown Barrazzano Bridge, the Route 138 Connector, Mount Hope Bridge, and ...
National Transportation Safety Board adds Newport Pell Bridge to assessment list
A year after the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, federal officials say dozens of bridges nationwide, including the Newport ...
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Rhode Island bridges are among worst in US
Roughly one in every four bridges in Rhode Island is labeled as structurally deficient — the worst such ratio in the country, data from the federal transportation department shows. Of the state ...
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RI's bridges must include suicide prevention barriers | Opinion
Advocates for The Samaritans of RI say the state can take decisive action today by installing temporary construction fall barriers on the Jamestown, Pell, Mount Hope, and Sakonnet bridges.