EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Jim Hummel of The Hummel Report joined Eli Sherman and Dan McGowan this week on “Behind the Story” to discuss new revelations about what went wrong with the now-defunct Washington Bridge.
Hummel is a longtime investigative reporter and founder of the nonprofit news organization The Hummel Report. His reporting revealed new details about the westbound I-195 bridge, which shut down abruptly to 90,000 vehicles in December 2023.
Hummel’s reporting showed forensic auditors determined a critical rod of the bridge that ultimately broke was likely corroding for up to 15 years, and several inspections that flagged issues with that section of the bridge largely went unchecked…