Rhode Island
Officials host second Washington Bridge demolition update | ABC6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — State officials hosted another public meeting on the Washington Bridge demolition after receiving criticism that the last meeting was too short.
Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti led the virtual discussion and took questions from the public.
Members of the public asked about demolition debris impacting nearby properties as well as why the decision was made to have the work done at night.
“Sunday night, Monday night and Tuesday night, Oct. 20 through [Oct. 22] are the last three nights that the contractor is going to be allowed to be doing nighttime hammering activity,” officials said.
It was not revealed who would be named in the lawsuit over the bridge’s failure, nor was their any update on the timeline for that lawsuit.