Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The Sakonnet River Bridge is currently 40 days past its completion date.
Despite the new Sakonnet River Bridge's northbound lanes opening in July, the bridge's ownership transfer to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority could take some time. "It's going to be a process," said Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesman Bryan D. Lucier. On Friday, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority announced they intend to bring tolls to the new Sakonnet River Bridge. The decision followed the General Assembly's approval of a plan in the governor's budget to transfer the bridge's ownership from the DOT to the Turnpike and Bridge Authority. The budget was signed into law Friday. The implementation of tolls, however, is not expected to delay the bridge's construction. "We're moving forward," Lucier said…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Sections of the new Sakonnet River Bridge could not open until as late as November 2012.
The new Sakonnet River Bridge will not open by its ambitious May deadline and southbound lanes could even be closed until November due to problems with a "cofferdam," reports The Newport Daily News. The Newport Daily News reports a July opening for the northbound lanes. The southbound lanes could open to traffic much later in the fall. In November, workers at the new Sakonnet River Bridge celebrated a milestone in the $163.7 million project after placing the final steel girder. At the time, the project was 140 days behind schedule. The Department of Transportation (DOT) broke ground on the bridge replacement project in April 2009. The $163.7 million contract with Cardi Corp. for the construction of the new bridge is the largest single …
Friday, November 18, 2011
The final steel girder for the new Sakonnet River Bridge was lifted into place early Friday morning, completing a major step in the bridge project before the winter.
It might have seemed a bit like an early Christmas at the construction site for the new Sakonnet River Bridge Friday as workers celebrated a milestone in the $163.7 million project. The final steel girder, a massive beam weighing 110 tons and measuring 200 feet long, was lifted into place around 8 a.m. This is the last piece of steel connecting the Portsmouth and Tiverton sides of the new span. The workers celebrated Friday's milestone with an ironworker tradition — placing a small, fir tree and American flag in the final girder. "It's a little emotional," said Hilda Mullen, who has watched the entire project unfold from her front yard, only several feet from the bridge. "I didn't want it (the bridge) at first. I still don't really…
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Patch rode along with the United States Coast Guard Wednesday morning as they lay new buoys in the Sakonnet River for the temporary channel.
Members of the United States Coast Guard patrolled the Sakonnet River near the Route 24 bridge on Wednesday, creating the new temporary passage on the western, Portsmouth side. Also taking place this week, Cardi Corporation moved its barges and cranes into the center channel to begin construction of the center span of the new bridge, slated to be completed next spring. The main river channel will be closed for one month, which began this past Tuesday, Sept 6. Chief Petty Officer Gregg Marsili drove one of the Coast Guard patrol boats, along with Chief Petty Officer Mark Chartier and Petty Officer Nicholas Rago. They placed a buoy, number 15B, at a crucial section underneath the Portsmouth side of the bridge, where vessels entering have to …
albert
6:47 am on Sunday, June 24, 2012
Mark, Thank-you for sharing your knowledge. more ›