PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The deadline for the Washington Bridge Small Business Grant Program has been extended, according to Rhode Island Commerce. The new deadline for the program is Tuesday, October 8 at 5 p.m. These grants are in tiers…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island will receive a $125.4 million mega grant toward replacing the westbound side of the Washington Bridge. "This 'mega grant' of…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island will receive a $125,390,467 Mega Grant toward replacing the westbound side of the Washington Bridge. The…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- 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…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- ABC6 News Legal Analyst Kenneth Schreiber weighed in on why he thinks the demolition of the Washington Bridge is being put…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's Attorney General has brought work on the westbound portion of the Washington Bridge to a grinding halt.…
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…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is temporarily closing Waterfront Drive in East Providence Tuesday night. The closure will be at the I-195…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Some of the assistance for small businesses impacted by the Washington Bridge is coming to a close. Applications for the small business…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will head to Washington today. McKee will meet with Tom Perez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to advocate for federal funding to support…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- In the 9 months since the Washington Bridge's sudden closure, dozens of businesses on either side have closed or spoken about…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The City of Providence and RI Commerce are accepting applications for grants for small businesses affected by the closure of the Washington Bridge's westbound side. The applications will be accepted from now until September 24, 2024,…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Work has started overnight on the Washington Bridge. Commuters can expect closures and detours around Gano Street. The Rhode Island Department…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said it will begin bridge deck and beam demolition of the old Washington Bridge beginning on the night of Sept. 8. RIDOT said that the closures are scheduled to take…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Work has begun on the Washington Bridge in installing a new weigh-in-motion system. According to a representative, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has hired Kistler Group to install a new safety feature that will use…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Gov. Dan McKee, and an outside legal team announced Friday afternoon that they have filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that have…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the state's outside legal team announced Friday that a lawsuit has been filed against 13 companies that…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is preparing for demolition of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge in September. According to Chief of Public Affairs, Charles St. Martin, the contractor has begun prep work…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The State of Rhode Island's legal team retained on the issue of the failure of the Washington Bridge plans to bring a lawsuit against responsible parties in the matter, according to spokesperson Patti Doyle. Attorneys Max…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation's deadline for suggestions from qualified parties on input for the design-build services to replace the westbound side of the Washington Bridge is today. Early in July, no bids were placed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Aetna Bridge Co. has officially been given the okay to begin demolition of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation had tentatively awarded the bid earlier in the month. A…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The state of Rhode Island is expected to finalize the contract to demolish the Washington Bridge tomorrow. Aetna Bridge Co. won the…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee's legal team, who is working on potential litigation for the "failure"…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Days after no bids were placed to rebuild the Washington Bridge, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and other state officials addressed the media. Officials…
