Rhode Island Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. blamed private contractors − in full − for the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge while defending the state's near total reliance on ...

Rhode Island sued 13 companies in August that have worked on the now-defunct bridge. Most of them are asking a judge to dismiss the case PROVIDENCE — The engineering firms sued by the state of Rhode ...

A forensic report found that long-term neglect and failures by multiple parties – both state agencies and private contractors – led to the Washington Bridge's near-collapse in December 2023. The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A handful of defendants in the state’s Washington Bridge lawsuit pushed back Tuesday against allegations they are responsible for increased wear and tear damage on the ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s still unclear when the public will see the so-called forensic analysis of the westbound Washington Bridge one year after its abrupt closure, even as companies sued ...

During testimony before a Joint General Assembly Oversight Committee, RI's transportation director placed full blame on private contractors for the Washington Bridge failure. The Department of ...