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Rep Quattrocchi calls for immediate House Oversight Hearing

on RI Bridge Maintenance

 

 

State House, Providence – House Representative Robert Quattrocchi (District 41 – Scituate/Cranston) a member of the House Oversight Committee, is requesting to schedule a hearing in regard to Rhode Island bridge maintenance:

 

For the past year, Rhode Island residents and businesses have been dealing with the impacts caused by significant traffic delays as a result of the closure of the Washington Bridge. I have reached out to House Oversight Committee Chair Pat Serpa, requesting a House hearing on the maintenance procedures of the 1200 Rhode Island bridges that are under the control of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), as concrete communications by this state department and the Administration have been lacking, using the threat of pending litigation as a shield for transparency.

 

How can our residents have confidence in our infrastructure maintenance, when our main transportation artery was shut down literally overnight?   How did we get here? On behalf of our residents, we need to understand the inner workings of RIDOT and how bridge maintenance is handled in Rhode Island.  Our residents deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent on infrastructure projects and most importantly, we deserve to take comfort that our investments are thoughtful, timely, and prudent. Questions need to be asked, and as elected officials, we need answers.

 

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