Washington Bridge forensic audit shows decades of deterioration, neglect before closure

(WJAR) — Aforensic audit released late Friday afternoon points to decades of deterioration and neglect leading up to the sudden closure of the Washington Bridge in December 2023.

It also reveals the Rhode Island Department of Transportation may have known about those problems ahead of the shutdown.

The audit is dated April 2024 but has not been made public until now. It was completed by WJE Associates…

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