PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced recently the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge.
McKee’s comments at the time came after an independent review of the bridge — which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key gateway to Providence — found additional structural deficiencies requiring that it be replaced. The lawsuit also alleged there were multiple failures over multiple years to bring problems with the bridge to the attention of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.
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