PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The stage is set for a joint hearing where state lawmakers plan to grill Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti about the ongoing Washington Bridge debacle .
Alviti will field questions from the R.I. House and Senate’s respective oversight committees on Monday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. He will be joined by Joseph Almond , Gov. Dan McKee’s senior deputy chief of staff, and VHB Engineering Director Jeffrey Klein.
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12 News plans to live stream the oversight hearing right here on WPRI.com.
House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Patricia Serpa told 12 News last week that the hearing will focus on how the bridge went from being deemed safe during a routine inspection last July to abruptly closing on Dec. 11 after an engineer raised critical safety concerns.
“Clearly, there was a misstep in the process somewhere,” Serpa said. “Director Alviti has some hard questions to answer and he has to answer them.”