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Lawmakers question 'helpless' RIDOT as Alviti blames contractors for bridge failure

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 ...
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The tiny engineering mistake that helped doom the Tacoma Narrows Bridge

The shocking collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is of engineering's most famous disasters, and it changed the way engineers designed suspension bridges.
The Boston Globe

‘The state’s on a fishing expedition’: Companies sued by R.I. over Washington Bridge failure deny responsibility

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 ...
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One year later, RI officials haven’t released forensic analysis of Washington Bridge failure

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 ...
The Providence Journal

Forensic analysis of Washington Bridge failure finds problems decades in the making

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 ...
The Providence Journal

Lawmakers question 'helpless' RIDOT as Alviti blames contractors for bridge failure

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 ...