"Washington Bridge Debacle: Top Officials' Private Texts and Small Businesses' Struggles"
TL;DR
Rhode Island officials have provided thousands of documents to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the westbound Washington Bridge, revealing text conversations between high-ranking state officials, including Gov. Dan McKee and R.I. Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti, as they scrambled to respond to the bridge's closure due to safety issues. The DOJ is investigating whether federal funds were misused, and the state is hopeful for federal funding to aid in the bridge's reconstruction.
- ‘Get me talking points’: DOJ docs reveal top officials’ private texts about Washington Bridge WPRI.com
- Mayor mulls bike lane changes as lengthy Washington Bridge project looms Turn to 10
- Small businesses are being decimated by the Washington Bridge debacle, and help really isn’t on the way The Boston Globe
- Engineers: Leaving westbound Washington Bridge open would have placed eastbound structure at risk WPRI.com
- Washington Bridge linear park is a can't miss feature of the span The Providence Journal
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