What will happen to the westbound Washington Bridge? Live updates.

Gov. Dan McKee and state transportation experts will reveal the fate of the westbound Washington Bridge this afternoon and announce a rebuild plan if the structure has to be demolished as feared

The 1968 bridge was closed Dec. 11 to guard against collapse, and McKee is set to hold a 3 p.m. media briefing with the state bridge experts and engineering consultants that have been analyzing the structure, which carried Interstate 195 West over the Seekonk River, since then.

They are expected to announce whether the bridge needs to be torn down and, if so, how long it should take to rebuild.

In January the bridge’s condition was found to be even worse than first suspected and Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. revealed that the state was considering tearing the bridge down.

Since then, signs have pointed toward replacement as a more likely outcome than repairing the unusually-designed bridge.

A media advisory Wednesday evening said the briefing will include a “structural analysis.”

In addition to McKee and Alviti, Joseph Almond, the governor’s senior deputy chief of staff who has been overseeing bridge planning, will be at the briefing, as well as representatives from engineering firm McNary, Bergeron & Johannesen. McNary, Bergeron & Johannesen was hired by the Department of Administration to evaluate the forensic analysis and engineering conclusions of the contractors who have been working on the bridge.