FILE - Diverted traffic passes a closed portion of the Washington Bridge, March 8, 2024, in East Providence, R.I. 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. FILE - Diverted traffic passes a closed portion of the Washington Bridge, March 8, 2024, in East Providence, R.I.
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.