08/17/2024
This may happen with the new I-10 bridge construction if the state finds the wrong contractors or low- bid contractors; PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge.
The bridge was partially shut down over safety concerns in December. McKee said in March that the bridge would need to be demolished and replaced.
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McKee's comments at the time came after an independent review of the bridge — which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key gateway to Providence — found additional structural deficiencies requiring that it be replaced.
FILE - Gov. Dan McKee, D-R.I., delivers his State of the State address to lawmakers and guests in the House Chamber at the Statehouse, Jan. 18, 2022, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
FILE - Gov. Dan McKee, D-R.I., delivers his State of the State address to lawmakers and guests in the House Chamber at the Statehouse, Jan. 18, 2022, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
McKee said the lawsuit filed Friday seeks to hold accountable those companies responsible for the near-miss catastrophic closure of the bridge and to recover the significant resources required to rebuild the bridge and compensate the state.
In the lawsuit, the state argues that the companies failed to timely and adequately identify worsening structural issues that ultimately led to the sudden and unexpected closure of the bridge.