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Newport’s Pell Bridge begins vulnerability assessment, as recommended for dozens of US bridges after Baltimore collapse
The bridge is among 68 nationwide - including Boston’s Tobin Bridge and Cape Cod’s Borne and Sagamore bridges - that do not ...
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Rhode Island authorizes Newport Pell Bridge risk assessment
The Rhode Island agency that oversees the Newport Pell Bridge on Monday released its response to the National Transportation ...
Is the Newport Bridge at risk of a vessel strike? What's being done to find out
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has responded to a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board ...
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RITBA conducting risk assessment of Newport Pell Bridge
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority said it is conducting a risk assessment of the Newport Pell Bridge in response ...
Turnpike authority to conduct risk assessment of Pell Bridge
The state agency responsible for overseeing the Pell Bridge will need about six months to assess the safety of the bridge ...
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RITBA responds to National Transportation Safety Board
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) released its response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) March 20 letter today (April 21). The letter recommended that RITBA ...
RITBA picks engineering firm for Newport Bridge risk assessment
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has chosen an engineering firm to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge.
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority begins Newport Pell Bridge risk assessment
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority responded to the NTSB’s recommendation to assess the Newport Pell Bridge after ...