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Washington Bridge demolition paused to preserve evidence in state’s lawsuit against 13 firms
Demolition work on the westbound Washington Bridge is halted until further notice because state litigators say they need to preserve evidence in the ongoing case against the 13 firms who previously worked on the shuttered highway.
Engineers, legal team finalizing procedures to preserve evidence from Washington Bridge
St. Martin told Target 12 on Thursday that engineers from RIDOT and the state’s legal team were finalizing procedures for evidence preservation, which would help to determine when full demolition could resume.
R.I. halts demolition of Washington Bridge to ‘preserve evidence’
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation abruptly halted demolition of the Washington Bridge on I-195 West Tuesday to “preserve evidence” for the lawsuit against companies that have worked on the bridge.
RI pauses Washington Bridge demolition to ‘preserve evidence'
The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that demolition work on the westbound span of the Washington Bridge has been paused. NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR obtained a statement from the McKee Administration and the Attorney General's Office,
McKee speaks on Washington bridge demolition pause
Gov. Dan McKee Thursday made a statement for the first time since the Attorney General announced the demolition of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge was put on hold. The state is citing the need to preserve evidence of its failure.
Washington Bridge demolition paused to preserve lawsuit evidence
"The engineers for RIDOT, 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 the legal case," the response said. "The goal is to be able to continue demolition as swiftly as possible while ensuring important evidence is preserved."
RI stops Washington Bridge demolition citing ongoing legal battle
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. 12 News Reporter Shiina LoSciuto has the story.
Community reacts to pause on Washington Bridge demolition
The pause on demolition of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge is leaving the community with more questions than answers.
Questions remain after Rhode Island halts Washington Bridge demolition work
A day after demolition work on the Washington Bridge was abruptly halted to "preserve evidence" for the state's ongoing lawsuit.
Traffic at George Washington Bridge faces major delays for morning rush after equipment malfunction
Traffic at the GWB faced major delays Tuesday morning after the Port Authority said paving equipment malfunctioned.
R.I. attorney general to put Washington Bridge court documents online, but senator wants more transparency
State Senator Zurier calls for the attorney general to post any non-privileged discovery materials. In a tweet, Neronha says ...
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Washington Bridge dedicated bus and protected bike lanes now open
The Washington Bridge project includes a bus lane and a two-way protected bike lane from Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan to ...
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Washington Bridge between Manhattan and Bronx gets bus and protected bike lanes
Tasers failed in two recent NYPD shootings. Problems with the devices go back years.