EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The R.I. Department of Transportation has stopped demolition on the defunct westbound Washington Bridge, which state officials said is necessary to "preserve evidence" in its ongoing legal battle.  State officials didn't immediately provide a timeline for when the demolition could resume, casting a question mark over when the high-profile infrastructure project will get underway again.  "The goal is to be able to c…

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The demolition of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge is on abrupt pause with the state citing the need to “preserve evidence” of its failure. The Attorney General’s Office announcing Tuesday evening that the demolition has come to a complete halt to get evidence for the state’s lawsuits against companies related to the Washington Bridge. RIDOT already started the demolition work just over a week ago and th…

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Demolition of Washington Bridge on abrupt pause to 'preserve evidence'

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday that demolition work on the westbound Washington Bridge has been paused.

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State pauses demolition work on westbound Washington Bridge

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that demolition work on the westbound span of the Washington Bridge has been paused.

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RI pauses Washington Bridge demolition to ‘preserve evidence'

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BREAKING: Demolition of Washington Bridge Shut Down

The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office announced Tuesday that demolition work has been suspended on the westbound stretch of the Washington Bridge. WJAR reported that it obtained a statement from the McKee Administration and the Attorney General's Office, saying: “RIDOT engineers, in cooperation with the state's legal team, have reached the point in the demolition of the Washington Bridge where work must be paused to preserve evidence for th…

La Oficina del Fiscal General de Rhode Island anunció el martes que se suspendieron los trabajos de demolición en el tramo en dirección oeste del Puente Washington. WJAR informó que obtuvo una declaración de la Administración McKee y la Oficina del Procurador General, diciendo: “Los ingenieros de RIDOT, en cooperación con el equipo legal del estado, han llegado al punto en la demolición del Puente de Washington donde se debe pausar el trabajo pa…

RI detiene la demolición del puente Washington para “preservar la evidencia”

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RI stops the demolition of the Washington Bridge to “preserve the evidence”

Traffic on I-195 East flows on the Washington Bridge in East Providence on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at 2:49 p.m. Crews were in the process of removing the bridge deck from the adjacent westbound bridge when the work was paused Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, so the state can  preserve evidence in its lawsuit against firms it believes are  responsible for the bridge's condition. (Rhode Island Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)Demolition work…

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RI stops Washington Bridge demolition citing ongoing legal battle

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