US State of Rhode Island Suing 13 Companies Over Bridge Closure
August 29, 2024
In a complaint filed on 16 August in the US State of Rhode Island’s Providence/Bristol County Superior Court, the state is accusing 13 design, construction, inspection and contracting companies of failing to identify structural issues on the Washington Bridge before it was forced into a sudden closure in December 2023. The 13 firms (Defendants) all performed work on the bridge in the last ten years, according to the state. In filing the complaint, Rhode Island is seeking financial retribution for any costs associated with the closure, including rerouting of traffic.
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